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20 • April 2016 • COAST • www.coast-magazine.com I N D E P T H Bristol Bay T o g i a k R . N E L S O N L A G O O N C O L D B A Y T O G I A K R E T U R N M I G R A T I O N A D U L T S A L M O N Y O U N G A D U L T S S M O L T S A D A P T T O S A L T W A T E R F R Y M O V E T O P O N D S A L E V I N W I T H I N G R A V E L E G G S I N G R A V E L S P A W N I N G S O C K E Y E S A L M O N L I F E C Y C L E From stream to lake to sea and back again, sockeye move hundreds, if not thou- sands, of miles during their 4-6 year lifetime, and help sustain multiple human and wild ways of life. TRACING THE SOCKEYE SALMON RUN Salmon power Bristol Bay’s remarkable productivity, returning vast quantities of marine nutrients to freshwater and terrestrial systems by feeding marine mammals, birds, and brown bears as they complete their migrations home. These nutrients flow throughout the entire landscape, fortifying plants that, in turn, feed everything from microbes to moose. A D U L T R E T U R N M I G R A T I O N