“Salmon swimming upstream is a symbol of the arrival of autumn in Shiretoko,” said Katsunori Seki, an underwater photographer who has been observing salmon in the rivers here. “I hope we can ...
A giant female Chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment ...