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NOAA Appoints Kristen Koch as New Science and Research Director for the Southwest Fisheries Science Center

Today, NOAA announced the appointment of Kristen Koch, as the new Science and Research Director for NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center.
March 13, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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West Coast Ocean Returning to Normal but Salmon Catches Lagging

Ocean conditions off most of the U.S. West Coast are returning roughly to average, after an extreme marine heat wave from about 2014 to 2016 disrupted the California Current Ecosystem and shifted many species beyond their traditional range.
March 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Ocean conditions off the West Coast are returning to normal after years of unusually warm waters affected the marine ecosystem, the new report says.

Petition Prompts ESA Review of Upper Klamath and Trinity River Chinook Salmon

Petition to List the Upper Klamath-Trinity River Chinook Evolutionarily Significant Unit as Threatened or Endangered under the Endangered Species Act
February 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Swimming salmon near rocks

A Quarter Century of Counting: Southwest Fisheries Science Center Celebrates 25 Years of Research on Gray Whales

NOAA scientists celebrate 25 years of their research program on gray whale calf production.
February 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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New Report on the State of the California Current in 2017

The California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment is an interdisciplinary research effort led by NOAA scientists along the U.S. West Coast. Its goal is to provide science support for ecosystem-based management of the California Current Ecosystem, a large, complex marine ecosystem in which natural and human systems are inextricably linked. The CCIEA team analyzed the most recent data (from 2016 and early 2017), and a newly published NOAA Technical Memorandum summarizes its findings.
January 25, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Conceptual model of the California Current social–ecological system.

California Sea Lion Population Rebounded To New Highs

Sea lion numbers reflect conditions in California Current through the decades.
January 17, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
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Draft Recovery Plan Promotes Recovery Of Threatened Green Sturgeon

One of Central California’s most ancient fish, the green sturgeon, will soon have a new recovery plan to steer it toward sustainability.
January 09, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Green sturgeon swimming in greenish water above the ground of the Klamath River. Credit: Thomas Dunklin Adult green sturgeon in Klamath River, CA. Credit: Thomas Dunklin

Rising Temperatures Turning Major Sea Turtle Population Female

New research method reveals shifting sex ratio of Great Barrier Reef colonies.
January 08, 2018 - News ,
West Coast
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Flood Barrier Designed with Fish-Friendly Features

Project earns high marks from community and conservation leaders.
January 02, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
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What’s That Fish?

Using 15 years of NOAA’s Fisheries Observer Program data, Center scientists Tom Good and Jason Jannot worked with longline fishermen and vessel captains to study methods of reducing impacts to albatross and other seabirds in the U.S. West Coast sablefish fishery. Results of their research have been published in The next link/button will exit from NWFSC web site Fisheries Research.
December 22, 2017 - Feature Story ,
West Coast