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Commerce Secretary Announces Fishery Resource Disaster Determinations for Multiple Salmon Fisheries in Washington and Alaska

The Secretary of Commerce has determined that a commercial fishery failure due to a fishery resource disaster occurred for multiple fisheries between 2021 and 2022 in Alaska and Washington.
April 19, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
Fisherman holding a coho salmon with its mouth open. A fisherman in Washington state holds a coho salmon. Credit: iStock

Diverse Habitats Help Salmon Weather Unpredictable Climate Changes

Chinook in three creeks may be vulnerable alone, but resilient together.
March 13, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon jumping out of the water Spring-run Chinook salmon in California’s Central Valley were once the backbone of California’s commercial salmon fishery, but are now a threatened species that remain in a few tributaries of the Sacramento River. Photo: Carson Jeffres / University of California, Davis

Cold Water Connection Campaign Reopens Rivers for Olympic Peninsula Salmon and Steelhead

With $19 million in NOAA funds, nonprofit and tribal partners plan to remove 17 barriers blocking fish passage on critical spawning rivers originating in Olympic National Park, Washington.
February 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Washington coast coho migration (Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Wild Salmon Center) Washington coast coho migration (Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Wild Salmon Center)

Reviews Find “Nearshore Calculator” Uses Best Available Science in Valuing Salmon Habitat

Experts say NOAA Fisheries thoroughly evaluated and incorporated habitat science.
February 15, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Wetlands surrounded by vegetation and trees in the background Wetlands in the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge in Washington provide nearshore habitat important to juvenile salmon and steelhead migrating to the ocean. Credit: Shutterstock

Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook Salmon Remain Endangered, Review Finds

Recent progress offers hope for recovery but serious threats continue to affect species.
February 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Matt Johnson and Jennifer Quan standing in front of a brick wall with signage that says "California Department of Fish and Wildlife" Regional Administrator Jennifer Quan of NOAA Fisheries' West Coast Region presents a "Partner in the Spotlight" award to Matt Johnson, a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Johnson led efforts to move winter-run Chinook eggs into the original spawning habitat of the species on the McCloud River.

Hatcheries Yield More Salmon for Endangered Killer Whales; New Analysis Open for Comment

NOAA Fisheries seeks review of an analysis of methods to help the Southern Resident killer whale population. Southern Resident Connections - Post 33
January 25, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Hatching salmon eggs in a fish hatchery Credit: Shutterstock

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Issues a Fishery Disaster Determination for the Squaxin Island Tribe Salmon Fishery

NOAA Fisheries will provide guidance on the development of applications for federal financial assistance.
January 12, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
National
Close-up of two chum salmon at the bottom of murky water. Can see rocks below the fish. Chum salmon. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Unsettled Pacific Ocean Offers Few Clear Indicators for Salmon Success in 2024

Surveys off Oregon find mixed signals for temperatures, prey off Oregon.
January 11, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon Acoustically tagged and untagged juvenile Chinook salmon ready to be released from a net pen to begin their ocean migration.

New Funding Reinvigorates Efforts to Recover Upper Willamette River Chinook Salmon and Steelhead

With $27 million in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, NOAA is supporting four major projects to bring threatened salmon and trout species back to Oregon’s Willamette River watershed.
January 02, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook Salmon (Photo: NOAA) Chinook Salmon (Photo: NOAA)

Community-Based Art Project, “Neighbors Along the Riverbed,” Promotes Salmon Conservation

This 11-episode podcast highlights the complex nature of conserving habitat for seven species of endangered salmon and steelhead in urban areas of California.
December 18, 2023 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Hand-drawn map of Alameda Creek and channels