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Secretary of Commerce Determines Fishery Resource Disasters for the 2024 State of California Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fisheries and the 2023 Squaxin Island Tribe Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fishery

The Secretary of Commerce has determined that fishery resource disasters occurred in the 2024 Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook salmon fisheries and the 2023 Squaxin Island Tribe Puget Sound fall chum salmon fishery.
December 31, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
Salmon jumping out of water. A Chinook salmon jumping out of the water. Credit: iStock

Restoring Pocket Estuaries Key to Puget Sound Chinook Recovery in Washington

With NOAA funds, the Skagit River System Cooperative will restore the Similk Pocket Estuary, which will provide refuge for juvenile Chinook originating from the Skagit River.
November 20, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Artist's concept of the restored Similk Estuary. Credit: Artist Studio, llc. Artist's concept of the restored Similk Estuary. Credit: Artist Studio, llc.

West Coast Chinook Salmon Get a New Genetic Reference Database

Upgraded research tool allows scientists to pinpoint the origin of individual salmon.
September 26, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Donald Van Doornik looking at the camera while processing samples NOAA Fisheries fish biologist Donald Van Doornik processing salmon genetic samples.

Lack of Passage Drives Continued Decline of Upper Willamette Chinook Salmon and Steelhead

Willamette salmon and steelhead retain threatened status under Endangered Species Act.
July 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon in rocky, shallow water A threatened Chinook salmon in the Middle Fork of the Santiam River. Photo: Brandon Overstreet/U.S. Geological Survey

McKenzie River Restoration Benefiting Threatened Upper Willamette River Chinook

Salmon have successfully reproduced at the Finn Rock restoration site in Oregon’s McKenzie River watershed. Another project aims to bring salmon back to lower Quartz Creek.
June 03, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon returning to spawn at Finn Rock Reach. (Photo: Tim Giraudier/Beautiful Oregon) Chinook salmon returning to spawn at Finn Rock Reach. (Photo: Tim Giraudier/Beautiful Oregon)

NOAA Fisheries Finds Endangered Species Act Listing of Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon May Be Warranted

Missed escapement goals, decreasing size and age at maturity are factors in the decision.
May 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Map of Gulf of Alaska with Chinook salmon streams in blue Gulf of Alaska river systems where Chinook salmon have been documented are shown in blue. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

NOAA Partners to Remove Kellogg Dam, Providing Passage for Threatened Chinook, Coho, and Steelhead

This project will benefit migratory fish, increase the safety and resiliency of transportation infrastructure, and create educational and recreational opportunities for the community in Milwaukie, Oregon.
April 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Kellogg Creek Dam (Photo: Jodie Robinson/NOAA) Kellogg Creek Dam (Photo: Jodie Robinson/NOAA)

NOAA Fisheries Denies Request for Emergency Action on Bering Sea Chinook Salmon Bycatch

Petition did not meet criteria necessary for emergency action
April 18, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Illustration of a Chinook salmon. Illustration of a Chinook salmon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Cracking the Code: Scientists Use DNA to Examine Differences between Hatchery and Wild Chinook Salmon in Southeast Alaska

Hatchery-reared salmon show genetic differences from wild populations in only a few generations, but those differences vary among hatcheries.
February 14, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Large school of fish swimming in greenish water

Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Remain Endangered, Review Finds

Recent progress offers hope for recovery but serious threats continue to affect species.
February 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Matt Johnson and Jennifer Quan standing in front of a brick wall with signage that says "California Department of Fish and Wildlife" Regional Administrator Jennifer Quan of NOAA Fisheries' West Coast Region presents a "Partner in the Spotlight" award to Matt Johnson, a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Johnson led efforts to move winter-run Chinook eggs into the original spawning habitat of the species on the McCloud River.