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Washington State River Restoration Project to Revive Salmon Habitat, Support Local Jobs

With NOAA support, partners are restoring salmon habitat on the East Fork Lewis River—improving fish passage, reducing flood and erosion risks, and generating economic benefits for the local community.
May 06, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Aerial view of the Ridgefield Pits in the foreground on the East Fork Lewis River before restoration. The Daybreak Pits can also be seen and are located adjacent to the Ridgefield Pits. The project will focus on restoring the nine Ridgefield Pits. Credit: Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership Aerial view of the Ridgefield Pits in the foreground on the East Fork Lewis River before restoration. The Daybreak Pits can also be seen and are located adjacent to the Ridgefield Pits. The project will focus on restoring the nine Ridgefield Pits. Credit: Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership

Microsoft Provides AI and Cloud Computing for NOAA Project to Better Map Prime Salmon Habitat

Partnership to help target salmon restoration where it most benefits fish.
May 02, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
young Chinook salmon swimming in river Chinook salmon. (Credit: NOAA Fisheries)

Endangered Species Habitat Restoration Creates Jobs, Boosts Local Economy

NOAA and other government investments in recovering the endangered Central California Coast coho salmon sustain a restoration economy in Mendocino, California.
March 10, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
The Big River flows into the Pacific Ocean on the Mendocino Coast. NOAA has funded numerous restoration projects on the Big River to benefit Central California Coast coho salmon. Credit: Adobe Stock The Big River flows into the Pacific Ocean on the Mendocino Coast. NOAA has funded numerous restoration projects on the Big River to benefit Central California Coast coho salmon. Credit: Adobe Stock

Endangered Salmon Move into Newly Restored Habitat on the Mendocino Coast

NOAA partners The Nature Conservancy and Trout Unlimited report that endangered Central California Coast coho salmon are using NOAA-funded restoration sites. This coincides with a record-breaking spawning season.
March 06, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Adult CCC coho migrating upstream. Credit: CDFW Adult CCC coho migrating upstream. Credit: CDFW

Endangered California Coho Salmon Experience Record-Breaking Spawning Season on Mendocino Coast

Last winter, Central California Coast coho salmon returned to Mendocino Coast rivers in the highest numbers since monitoring began. The overall numbers remain low compared to the species’ past abundance, but NOAA scientists are excited by the results.
March 04, 2025 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Juvenile CCC Coho salmon collected during monitoring. Credit: CDFW Juvenile CCC Coho salmon collected during monitoring. Credit: CDFW

Wild Oregon Coast Coho Salmon Sustain Popular Sportfishing Seasons

Rebound of wild populations boosts productivity enough for harvest.
December 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Person aboard a fishing boat holding a caught coho salmon Oregon angler Jim Anderson displays a wild Oregon Coast coho salmon that he caught in the popular coastal fishery for the rebounding species. Although still listed under the Endangered Species Act, the wild species is productive enough to support a popular sport fishery. Photo courtesy Lance Kruzic/NOAA Fisheries.

A Few Surprises in Alaska’s Marine Environment in 2024

NOAA Fisheries releases their annual Ecosystem Status Reports including a new report card for the northern Bering Sea which shares some promising news about sea ice conditions
December 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
3d map of Alaska 3D render and imaging of topographic map of Alaska showing the Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea. Satellite images courtesy of NASA. Credit: Frank Ramspott

NOAA Veterans Corps: Progress by the Numbers

NOAA’s Veterans Corps partnerships are building on more than a decade of growth, supporting habitat and fisheries restoration projects on the West Coast.
November 07, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
A person wearing waders sits next to a river holding a large branch Veteran Colton Long monitors salmon and steelhead habitat in California’s Klamath River basin. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.

Federal and Tribal Leaders Celebrate $240 Million for Tribal Hatchery Modernization

NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Indian Affairs partner to meet treaty promises and sustain tribal access to salmon.
October 07, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Group of singers and dancers performing Tulalip tribal youth singers and dancers kicked off the celebration of new federal funding for tribal fish hatcheries.

Scientists Improve the Way They Measure Fish Fat to Accelerate Understanding of Fish Population Health

New streamlined method allows scientists to vastly increase the number of samples they can analyze at a time, gaining insights into fish population health—information critical for fisheries management.
September 24, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Scientist using lab equipment Bryan Cormack, fisheries biologist at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, uses a multi-channel pipette for streamlined high-throughput processing using the sulfo-phospho-vanillin (SPV) assay. He processed more than 2,700 SPV samples this past year. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Cody Pinger.