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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)

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

Commerce Secretary Announces Fishery Resource Disaster Determinations for Alaska and Oregon Salmon Fisheries

The Secretary determined that fishery resource disasters occurred in one Oregon and two Alaska salmon fisheries.
June 10, 2024 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
Many docked fishing boats at a coastal community at sunrise. Docked fishing boats at Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon. Credit: iStock

Tracking Study Seeks Secrets of Some of the Sacramento’s Most Successful Salmon

Spring-run Chinook salmon from Butte Creek grow faster and survive better.
May 21, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Juvenile Chinook in a scale, weighing 19.6 grams Biologists measure and weigh a juvenile spring-Chinook salmon from Butte Creek. Photo: Jeremy Notch/SWFSC

Trout Unlimited Wins Award for California Partnership Uniting Landowners to Save Coho Salmon

U.S. Representative Jared Huffman and NOAA leaders recognize North Coast Coho Project.
April 29, 2024 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chris Wood speaking to a group of people gathered along a wilderness trail Chris Wood, President and CEO of Trout Unlimited, speaks to staff from Trout Unlimited, NOAA Fisheries, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and others during the presentation of an award to Trout Unlimited April 26. The award recognized TU's restoration of habitat crucial to endangered Central California Coast coho salmon. Photo by Katja Bresch.

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.