Kokanee
in King County, WashingtonKokanee are smaller versions of sockeye salmon. They are the same species, but unlike sockeye, they never go to the ocean. They remain in Lake Sammamish or Lake Washington and return to a few streams to spawn in the fall. Their numbers have been declining rapidly in the past decade. Kokanee identification
Pictures, drawings and descriptions to help identify landlocked sockeye salmon or kokanee.
Kokanee studies, reports and documents Kokanee and chinook restoration projects in the Sammamish Watershed NEW
List of projects scoped for fast-action and to benefit kokanee and chinook salmon populations in Lake Sammamish tributaries (2011). Kokanee salmon pictures
Photos of kokanee in tributary creeks of Lake Sammamish in King County, Washington. Kokanee conservation presentations
Briefing materials presented to regional partners interesting in Lake Sammamish kokanee science, status and conservation efforts. 2011 Kokanee Supplemental Rearing Project video (External link, US Fish & Wildlife Service) Sammamish kokanee video, fall 2011 NEW
In this video, kokanee salmon return to Laughing Jacobs Creek in large numbers. Sammamish kokanee video (2010)
In this video, community members and agency staff offer their views on the collaborative effort needed to rebuild our native Lake Sammamish kokanee population. Lake Sammamish Kokanee Workgroup products For questions about Lake Sammamish kokanee, please contact David St. John, government relations administrator, DNRP Water Policy Unit. |
