Creaturely Migrations on a Breathing Planet – David Abram
Emergence Magazine Podcast
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Pacific Salmon: A Collective, Visceral Imperative
Pacific salmon are anadramous or uprunning fish. Born in freshwater streams they migrate out into the open ocean to mature and then return to those same inland streams to spawn and die. Each species has its own cyclical rhythm for this oscillation between fresh and saltwater. Chinook salmon, for example, spend a year in freshwater and up to five years in the open ocean before making the return journey upriver. Pink salmon, after only a few months in freshwater, spend a single winter at sea.
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