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Federal and Tribal Leaders Celebrate $240 Million for Tribal Hatchery Modernization

NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Indian Affairs partner to meet treaty promises and sustain tribal access to salmon.
October 07, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Group of singers and dancers performing Tulalip tribal youth singers and dancers kicked off the celebration of new federal funding for tribal fish hatcheries.

Final Step in Klamath River Dam Removal Opens Path for Returning Salmon

NOAA Fisheries led coordination efforts to protect water quality.
October 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Aerial view of the Klamath River The removal of four large dams from the Klamath River allows salmon to again reach about 400 miles of their original habitat that had been blocked for many decades. Photo courtesy Jason Hartwick/Swiftwater Films

Commerce Secretary Announces Fishery Resource Disaster Determination for 2023 Klamath River Salmon Fishery

The Secretary of Commerce announced that a fishery resource disaster occurred in the 2023 Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People Klamath River subsistence salmon fishery.
September 25, 2024 - Feature Story ,
National
A chinook salmon jumping out of a body of water. A chinook salmon. Credit: iStock

2024 Fisheries Art + Science Fellow to Highlight Salmon Reintroduction

Fellowship seeks to engage communities in returning salmon to historical habitat.
August 05, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Laughing woman in overalls with a cow;s resting head on her shoulder Nellie Geraghty. Courtesy Nellie Geraghty.

Teams and Technology Trace Klamath River Recovery by Tracking New Salmon Returns

Tribes and agencies join CalTrout to launch combined monitoring program.
August 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Wide plain with multiple streams and bodies of standing water Aerial view of the empty reservoirs that once held water behind major dams on the Klamath River. With removal of the dams, the reservoirs drained. A new monitoring plan will count and track salmon as they return to their historic habitat. Credit: Bob Pagliuco/Office of Habitat Conservation.

Aging Debris Dam Jeopardizes Threatened and Endangered Species, NOAA Fisheries Finds

Partners advance a fishway around the Daguerre Point Dam on the Yuba River for salmon and sturgeon passage.
July 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Dam and concrete fish ladder in a dry, gold, California landscape Daguerre Point Dam on the Yuba River has poorly functioning fish ladders that block most fish from reaching upstream habitat. A new NOAA Fisheries biological opinion calls for making the most of the fish ladders while they remain in place. Credit: NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

World’s Biggest Dam Removal Project to Open 420 Miles of Salmon Habitat this Fall

With the dams on the lower Klamath scheduled for complete removal by September, salmon will reenter 420 miles of habitat for the first time in a century. NOAA recommends $20 million in funding for additional river restoration.
July 23, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Demolition of Copco No. 1 Dam (Credit: Whitney Hassett/Swiftwater Films) Demolition of Copco No. 1 Dam (Credit: Whitney Hassett/Swiftwater Films)

Alaska Salmon Research Task Force Completes Science Report

Task Force charged with creating a coordinated research strategy for salmon in Alaska.
July 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Different life stages of fish: eggs on the left, juvenile in the top image and chinook salmon on the bottom

Lack of Passage Drives Continued Decline of Upper Willamette Chinook Salmon and Steelhead

Willamette salmon and steelhead retain threatened status under Endangered Species Act.
July 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon in rocky, shallow water A threatened Chinook salmon in the Middle Fork of the Santiam River. Photo: Brandon Overstreet/U.S. Geological Survey

Northern California Steelhead Maintain Threatened Status

A recent Endangered Species Act 5-year review shows water use, habitat loss, and climate change continue to compromise recovery.
July 09, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Male and female steelhead swimming underwater Male and female steelhead. Credit: NOAA Fisheries