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Food Limitation Linked to Record California Sea Lion Strandings

New research shows decade-long decline of sardines and anchovy associated with the poor condition of sea lion pups.
March 01, 2016 - News ,
West Coast

Puget Sound Wastewater Carries Emerging Contaminants

Pharmaceuticals, personal care compounds detected in effluent and fish
February 24, 2016 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Stuart Munsch, Andrew Yeh, Monica Chan & Richard Ramsden use a seine to collect fish in the Puyallup Estuary. Credit: Andrew Yeh

Dangerous Fishing May Be Endangered

A new study of fishing practices found that the "risky" behavior that makes fishing one of the most dangerous lines of work dropped sharply following the adoption of catch shares management in the West Coast fixed gear sablefish fishery.
February 18, 2016 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Electronic Monitoring: Different Fisheries Require Different Solutions

Scientists and fishermen are working together to design electronic monitoring systems, but there’s no one-size-fits-all solution.
February 16, 2016 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
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Testing Detects Algal Toxins in Alaska Marine Mammals

Harmful algal blooms in Arctic waters could affect marine mammal populations
February 11, 2016 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Map of algal toxins detected in 13 species of marine mammals from Southeast Alaska to the Artic Ocean during 2004 to 2013

The Sound of Endangered Salmon Surviving

In drought-stricken California, scientists track migrating Chinook salmon to make the most efficient use of scarce water resources.
February 01, 2016 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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Harmful Algal Blooms: A Sign of Things to Come?

An interview with NOAA Fisheries scientist Vera Trainer.
January 27, 2016 - Podcast ,
West Coast
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To Save Its Salmon, California Calls In the Fish Matchmaker

Biologists are using genetic techniques to reduce inbreeding.
January 15, 2016 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

On the Front Lines of Climate Change in the Ocean

NOAA Fisheries scientist Bill Peterson tracks the effects of climate change, El Niño, and "The Blob" on life in the ocean.
December 30, 2015 - Podcast ,
West Coast
Bill Peterson and colleagues inspect tiny marine organisms collected during the Newport Hydrographic Line survey. Credit: NOAA.

November Takes a Bite Out of 'the Blob'

Warm expanse that heated up West Coast waters is beaten, but not yet broken.
December 10, 2015 - News ,
West Coast