Report: Salmon in WA are ‘teetering on the brink of extinction’ The Northwest’s iconic fish are in crisis due to warming waters and habitat degradation, the recent report shows. by Northwest Public Broadcasting / January 20, 2021 In this March 9, 2017, photo, a fish biologist holds a juvenile coho salmon at the Lostine River in northeastern Oregon. The Northwest’s salmon are “teetering on the brink of extinction,” according to a new report. (Gillian Flaccus/AP) Washington’s salmon are “teetering on the brink of extinction,” according to a new report. It says the state must change how it’s responding to climate change and the growing number of people in Washington.