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Cold Water Connection Campaign Reopens Rivers for Olympic Peninsula Salmon and Steelhead

With $19 million in NOAA funds, nonprofit and tribal partners plan to remove 17 barriers blocking fish passage on critical spawning rivers originating in Olympic National Park, Washington.
February 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Washington coast coho migration (Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Wild Salmon Center) Washington coast coho migration (Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Wild Salmon Center)

New Funding and Coordinated Action to Help Bring California Salmon Back from the Brink

NOAA and its partners are implementing dozens of projects to benefit endangered Central California Coast coho salmon.
November 06, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Coho salmon with pinkish gray body swimming. Background of sand and rocks looks blurred. Coho salmon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

A Major Rebuilding Milestone: 50th Fish Stock Rebuilt

Snohomish coho salmon was declared overfished in 2018 and has now been rebuilt to a sustainable level, making it the 50th rebuilt fish stock under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
October 17, 2023 - Feature Story ,
Coho salmon leaping out of the water. Two coho salmon leap from the water.

Restoring the Klamath River Basin: The Largest Dam Removal Project in the World

How the restoration of the Klamath watershed, the largest dam removal project in the world, will reopen access to habitat for the threatened and endangered native fish of the area.
August 04, 2023 - Podcast ,
The Klamath River mouth. Credit: Thomas Dunklin The Klamath River mouth. Credit: Thomas Dunklin

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 ,
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 ,
A small fish swimming near the bottom of a stream, where rocks and pebbles are visible

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.
50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act with smalltooth sawfish, green turtle, Atlantic salmon, staghorn, North Atlantic right whale, and Tubastraea floreana