Calif. drought forces salmon to hitch ride to Pacific Ocean

In drought-stricken California, young Chinook salmon are hitting the road, not the river, to get to the Pacific Ocean.

Millions of 6-month-old fish are being delievered to the ocean via tanker trucks because drought has depleted rivers and streams, making the annual migration to the ocean too dangerous for young fish, according to CBC News.

"The drought conditions have caused lower flows in the rivers, warmer water temperatures, and the fish that would normally be swimming down the rivers would be very susceptible to predation and thermal stress," said Kari Burr, fishery biologist with the Fishery Foundation of California.

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