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NOAA Fisheries Part of International Team to Study Salmon in Gulf of Alaska Under Continuing Warm Conditions

This is the second year of a multi-national winter survey in the Gulf of Alaska to gather critical information on salmon ocean survival.
March 12, 2020 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
Sockeye salmon juveniles on a table. Cards with numbers are on top of the fish.

New Fish Detection Gathers Salmon Survival Data Faster Than the Blink of an Eye

Advancing technology promotes safe fish passage through Snake and Columbia dams.
December 19, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Crews install newly designed antennas in the spillway of Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River to detect tagged fish passing through the spillway.

Endangered Winter-run Chinook Salmon Increase with Millions of Offspring Headed to Sea

Conservation hatchery helps species weather difficult drought years.
December 06, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
livingston stone hatchery USFWS win run chinook 2.jpg

Salmon Lose Diversity in Managed Rivers, Reducing Resilience to Environmental Change

Natural resilience is more important than ever in the face of unprecedented climate change.
December 05, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Smolt in hand

Cowlitz Tribe Restores Lower Columbia Salmon Habitat, Benefiting Juvenile and Adult Fish

Native American Heritage Month: Highlighting a tribal partner in West Coast salmon recovery
November 27, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Photo 7. juvenile chinook salmon.JPG

Salmon Summit

Scientists from the NWFSC's Pasco Research Station worked with 4th and 5th graders in the classroom as students raised salmon from egg to parr, and at the annual Salmon Summit in April, where over 3,000 students released the fish into the Columbia River. Jesse Lamb, Matt Nesbit, and Benjamin Sandford share why they get involved year after year.
June 13, 2019 - Feature Story ,
West Coast

International Voyage Aims To Unravel Mysteries Of Pacific Salmon Survival

An international team of biologists is setting out into some of the roughest waters in the North Pacific Ocean in the middle of winter to try to solve the fundamental mystery of Pacific salmon: What determines whether they live or die?
February 27, 2019 - Feature Story ,
Alaska
West Coast
White ship at sea

Restoring Side Channels Can Boost Salmon Recovery in Puget Sound Rivers, New Research Finds

Winding side channels and other habitat improvements can help recover salmon, making them less vulnerable to flooding or other extreme conditions associated with climate change.
November 13, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast
Chinook salmon. Credit: NWFSC/John McMillan

Floods Reshaped Carmel River Following 2015 Dam Removal, New Research Shows

Removal of the dam improved passage for the endangered steelhead native to the river and restored the physical and ecological processes that help create and maintain habitat for the fish in the long term.
October 15, 2018 - News ,
West Coast
San Clemente Dam

Prioritizing West Coast Chinook Salmon Stocks for Southern Resident Killer Whale Recovery

Prioritized list developed by NOAA Fisheries and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
July 23, 2018 - Feature Story ,
West Coast