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Puget Sound’s Finely-Aged Oysters

Officials reopened Drayton Harbor, in northern Washington state, this winter to commercial oyster farming 22 years after the community stepped up to reduce water pollution.
August 15, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Blaine5thGradersontheBeauty.jpg 5th Grade students harvest Puget Sound oysters

Curious Kids Head to NOAA Science Camp

It’s that time again: time for camp! In fact, this is the 15th year of NOAA Science Camp.
August 15, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

Scientists Track Antarctic Penguins Using Chemical Signatures

Researchers are now able to analyze chemical signatures within an adult penguin’s feathers to find out where the animals have been and what they have been eating.
August 09, 2017 - News ,
West Coast
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Messy Is Good for Fish

Puget Sound’s iconic salmon are struggling. A team of researchers led by fish biologist Tim Beechie at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) have begun an ambitious, long-term program to monitor and track changes in the natural habitat most essential to the health and survival of threatened steelhead, coho, and Chinook salmon.
August 01, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Juvenile coho salmon taking advantage of the cover offered by a log. This habitat provides them with food, resting areas, and protection from predators, helping them on their downstream migration to Puget Sound.

New NOAA Fisheries Research Reveals Ecosystem Cascades Affecting Salmon

Interpreting relationships between species and their environments is crucial to inform ecosystem-based management (EBM), a priority for NOAA Fisheries.
July 28, 2017 - News ,
West Coast
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Disentangling a Whale of a Problem

Whale entanglement response teams have their hands full with an unprecedented number of entanglement reports.
June 20, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Researchers Probe Explosion of Pyrosomes off the Northwest Coast

Researchers from NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Center are collaborating with colleagues from Oregon State University and the University of Oregon to unravel the mystery of why the strange jelly-like organisms have exploded in number off the Northwest Coast in recent months.
June 13, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Pyrosomes range in size from a few inches to >2 feet long. Credit: Hilarie Sorensen/University of Oregon

Two Decades Later, Focused Efforts On Reducing Entanglements In Gillnet Fishery Still Paying Off

The drift gillnet fishery in the '90's took a high toll on whales, sea turtles and dolphins.
June 09, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

NOAA Fisheries Names New Northwest Fisheries Science Center Director

NOAA Appoints Dr. Kevin Werner as the New Science and Research Director for the Northwest Fisheries Science Center.
April 28, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

The Call of the Wild Fish Template

A collaborative research project points the way to improving salmon recovery efforts on the Columbia River
April 24, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Dropping a cast net to collect juvenile Deschutes River spring Chinook salmon at Pelton Ladder. Photo: NOAA Fisheries