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National Academies of Sciences Releases New Coral Reef Interventions Research Review

NOAA-commissioned study highlights the need for advanced, unconventional approaches to coral reef conservation.
November 28, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Pacific Islands
Southeast
National
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Oregon Receives Authorization to Remove California Sea Lions Preying on Imperiled Fish at Willamette Falls

California sea lions documented as repeatedly preying on threatened salmon and steelhead near Willamette Falls on the Willamette River can be removed and euthanized.
November 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Alaska Pollock Spawning Season May Be Earlier Under Climate Change

A new study shows how climate and fishing are changing pollock spawning time, and how changes in spawning time could affect fisheries in the future.
November 15, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Close view of a pollock larvae

Restoring Side Channels Can Boost Salmon Recovery in Puget Sound Rivers, New Research Finds

Winding side channels and other habitat improvements can help recover salmon, making them less vulnerable to flooding or other extreme conditions associated with climate change.
November 13, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon. Credit: NWFSC/John McMillan

Looking Down To Improve The View From Above

Researchers are working to improve the quality of data collected by satellites more than 500 miles above the ocean. Their goal: determining how microscopic algae, also known as phytoplankton, absorb and scatter light, and how the colors of the phytoplankton can be better identified and measured.
November 06, 2018 - Feature Story ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Trichodesmium bloom (light area) off the bow.

Deepwater Horizon Left Little Lasting Impact on Trends of Key Fish Species, New Study Finds

The findings are generally consistent with other studies that showed little lasting impact of the spill on selected fish and shellfish species.
October 11, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

The Portfolio Effect: Where Diversity Matters in Marine Fisheries

Scientists found that in six of the seven ecosystems, the distribution of the groundfish throughout the ecosystem mattered more than the diversity of the groundfish at any given location.
October 03, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

Meet Sarah Gaichas: Research Fishery Biologist, Ecosystems Assessments and Dynamics

Part of the Series "Faces of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center"
September 28, 2018 - News ,
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Sarah in front of ruins.

Lean Prey in Warm Ocean Years Leaves Forage Fish Hungry

Unusually warm temperatures across the eastern Pacific Ocean in recent years drained the food web of many energy-rich plankton that small forage fish feed on, leaving them to instead consume the marine equivalent of less nutritious junk food, a new study reports.
September 25, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
NWFSC scientist sorting catch

Oregon Habitat Restoration Project Improves Tidal Management, Benefiting Farmers and Fish

Unique partnership of federal, state, tribal and local agencies, the agriculture industry, and environmental community worked together on a mutually beneficial "working landscape" restoration project supporting West Coast salmon recovery.
September 21, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
2018-09 Winter Lake aerial credit BCI Contracting Inc.jpg Aerial view of construction of new habitat channels at Winter Lake. Credit: BCI Contracting, Inc.