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Recovering Marine Mammals Increase Pressure on West Coast Salmon

Recovering populations of sea lions, harbor seals, and other marine mammals on the West Coast are eating more and more Chinook salmon.
November 22, 2017 - Feature Story ,
A young resident killer whale chases a Chinook salmon in the Salish Sea near San Juan Island, Washington State, in September 2017.

Veterans Join NOAA Fisheries Internship with High Expectations

Two veterans are beginning internships at NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Center with high expectations just in time for Veterans Day.
November 09, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Zachariah Fritsche (left), a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, and Devin Robinson, a Western Washington University student (right).  Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Veterans Succeed in Battle for Endangered Fish

Salmon habitat restoration work is not for everyone—think heavy lifting, unpredictable weather, and sometimes remote locations. You’ll definitely get your feet wet. All this is necessary, however, if we’re going to save wild salmon from extinction.
November 09, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Fishing Program Gives Veterans a Day on the Ocean

“I’m going to try and to enlist you to be a soldier again, protecting our environment,” Brown told the vets. “When you think about the environment, it needs protecting just like our country does.”
October 16, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Scientists Report Declines in Pacific Halibut Mortality

NWFSC’s Observer Program highlights reductions in Pacific halibut fishing-induced mortality in U.S. West Coast fisheries
October 13, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Diagram showing Pacific Halibut Bycatch in U.S. West Coast Fisheries (2002-2016).  Credit:  NOAA Fisheries

Estuarine Engineers

Burrowing shrimp are more than just good bait for sturgeon and salmon or a nuisance to oyster farmers.They are actually a key part of their environments, and their loss could result in serious ecological consequences. To better understand how to manage their populations along the West Coast, scientists from Oregon State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service, and the Northwest Fisheries Science Center have teamed up to study the diets of burrowing shrimp and the enormous impact they have on the estuaries they inhabit.
October 02, 2017 - Feature Story ,
The burrowing shrimp of Yaquina Bay. Photo: NOAA Fisheries/Oregon State University/Hatfield

Forum Fosters Native Southern California Oyster Restoration

Very few people are aware of the robust population of native oysters that once thrived in Southern California. Experts discuss how to best fix this missing piece of the coastal ecosystem.
September 27, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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Warm Northwest Waters Draw Spawning Fish North

Unusually warm ocean conditions off the Pacific Northwest in the last few years led anchovies, sardines and hake to begin spawning in Northwest waters much earlier in the year and, for anchovy, longer than biologists have ever recorded before.
September 26, 2017 - Feature Story ,
Scientists collected anchovy and sardine larvae off the Pacific Northwest.  Photo: Toby Auth/PSMFC

Protected Waters Foster Resurgence of West Coast Rockfish

West Coast rockfish species have multiplied rapidly in large marine protected areas off Southern California.
September 20, 2017 - News ,
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New Plan Charts Path for Eulachon Recovery

Eulachon returned to spawn when other food was scarce and was known to tribes as “savior” or “salvation” fish. A new plan outlines a combination of strategies for eulachon recovery.
September 13, 2017 - Feature Story ,
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