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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Double leap

Chinook salmon migrate upstream each fall to spawn. Unfortunately, many encounter human-made barriers, such as dams. Even though there is a fishway past this dam, these fish are attracted to the flow on the other side, so are jumping at the wrong place.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2024
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Port Hope, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS R6
Copyright: © Kathryn Peimn