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West Coast Veterans Give Fish New Upstream Habitat Connections

Veterans Corps programs in Washington and California provide former service members with valuable skills and job experiences while helping improve endangered and threatened fish populations.
April 20, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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River Herring Are Running In Local Rivers

It's that time of year. River herring are returning to local rivers and streams to spawn. Learn about the efforts to count these fish during their annual migration.
April 20, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Fish ladder with fast moving water and a river herring swimming upstream.

NOAA Works with Partners to Develop State-of-the-Art Fish Passage

Oregon’s Clackamas River hydroelectric project benefits fish and communities.
April 19, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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21 Migratory Fish Facts That'll Make You Say, "I Never Knew That!"

To celebrate World Fish Migration Day, we are sharing a collection of migratory fish fact that will make you say, I never knew that!
April 19, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Rainbow smelt schooling near bottom.

Entangled Puget Sound Whale Largely Freed After Unusual Chain of Events

NOAA Fisheries seeks help from public in spotting the gray whale and assessing its condition following entanglement.
April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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Killer Whale Genetics Raise Inbreeding Questions

A new genetic analysis of Southern Resident killer whales found that two male whales fathered more than half of the calves born since 1990 that scientists have samples from, a sign of inbreeding in the small killer whale population that frequents Washington’s Salish Sea and Puget Sound.
April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
2 Killer whales, one breaching

How Do Scientists Know Where the Fish Go?

Acoustic telemetry helps researchers keep tabs on individual fish and other critters as they migrate.
April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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John Kocik: Task Chief, Atlantic Salmon Ecosystems Research

John Kocik: Task Chief, Atlantic Salmon Research Team
April 18, 2018 - Feature Story ,
Hockey night for the Kocik family

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Applauds Pilot Program to Allow States to Manage Recreational Red Snapper Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico

New two-year pilot program grants partial management responsibility of the Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery to the five Gulf states. 
April 17, 2018 - Leadership Message ,
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Reopening Rivers for Migratory Fish

Join us in celebrating World Fish Migration Day, April 21, 2018 and learn more about how NOAA Fisheries works to remove barriers to fish migration.
April 16, 2018 - Feature Story ,
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