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Secretary of Commerce Allocates $8.2 Million for Pacific Salmon Fishery Disasters

The funds will provide support to the Yurok Tribe impacted by salmon fishery disasters in 2021 and 2022.
December 08, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
A chinook salmon jumps out of a California river. A chinook salmon jumps from the Klamath River in California. Credit: iStock.

Commerce Secretary Announces Fishery Disaster Determinations for California Salmon Fisheries

The Secretary of Commerce has determined that a commercial fishery failure due to a fishery resource disaster occurred in two California ocean and inland salmon fisheries.
November 21, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
A chinook salmon jumps out of the Sacramento River in California. A chinook salmon jumps out of the Sacramento River in California. Credit: iStock

Commerce Secretary Announces Fishery Disaster Determinations for Yurok Chinook Salmon

The Secretary of Commerce has determined that a commercial fishery failure due to a fishery resource disaster occurred in the 2021 and 2022 Yurok Tribe Chinook Salmon Fishery.
September 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Two salmon jumping out of the stream and foamy waterfall as they migrate upstream

Restoration Project Improves Access to Meadowdale Beach Park for Salmon—and People

A NOAA-supported project in the Puget Sound region reconnected and restored historic habitat for migrating salmon, while improving public access for park visitors.
July 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A railroad bridge runs parallel to the shore, with estuary habitat in the foreground and open water in the background A new railroad bridge at Meadowdale Beach Park is helping to improve fish passage and reconnect the park to the beach. Credit: Snohomish County.

Pacific Salmon Return on Their Own to Restored Washington State Watershed

Given time and space, salmon don’t need our help returning to suitable habitat.
May 26, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
A small fish swimming near the bottom of a stream, where rocks and pebbles are visible

Celebrating the People and Partnerships Saving Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon

Marking the 50th year of the passage of the Endangered Species Act, we are shining a spotlight on the biologists and partnerships saving Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon from extinction.
May 25, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Three people smiling for the camera, standing on a rocky riverbed Brian Ellrott (left), NOAA Fisheries’ Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Recovery Coordinator, and colleagues, Cathy Marcinkevage and Howard Brown conducting habitat investigations on local rivers in California.

The Endangered Species Act: 50 Years of Conserving Species

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act by learning more about NOAA's work to conserve endangered species and their habitats.
May 19, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
New England/Mid-Atlantic
Pacific Islands
Southeast
West Coast
National
50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act with smalltooth sawfish, green turtle, Atlantic salmon, staghorn, North Atlantic right whale, and Tubastraea floreana

Tribe, State, and Federal Partners Join To Return Endangered Salmon to Historic Habitat

Three-way collaboration to restore Chinook salmon to the mountains north of Redding, California.
May 03, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Three people signing documents on a table by a river bank From left, Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe; Charlton "Chuck" Bonham, Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Cathy Marcinkevage, Assistant Regional Administrator in the Central California Office of NOAA Fisheries' West Coast Region; sign agreements creating a framework for restoring endangered winter-run Chinook salmon to their original habitat above Shasta Reservoir on May 1. Photo: Jessica Abbe

Sacramento River Pulse Flow Expected To Increase Survival of Juvenile Salmon Traveling to the Ocean

Spring surge to benefit spring-run Chinook and fall-run Chinook that support fisheries.
April 24, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
87mm juvenile salmon shown with an approximately 15mm acoustic tag for scale Acoustic tag laid on top of juvenile salmon to show the relative sizes. Credit: Jeremy Notch NOAA/UC Santa Cruz

Sharper Picture of Salmon in the Ocean Resets Threshold for Fishing Limits

Science estimates there are fewer Chinook salmon in endangered whale habitat than previously thought. Southern Resident Connections - Post 28
February 10, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Young salmon held in a gloved hand Vessels fishing for Pacific hake, shown here, sometimes inadvertently catch salmon in the wintertime fishery. The catch locations help understand the distribution of salmon in the ocean in winter. Photo by Jeff Bash/NOAA Fisheries.