Study Looks At How ‘Climate Reshuffling’ Since 1980s Has Impacted Salmon Productivity In Alaska, B.C., Washington
October 3rd, 2019
Traditionally it was thought that warm coastal water temperatures in Alaska were considered beneficial for salmon productivity, while the opposite was true off the coasts of British Columbia and Washington State where warmer temperatures were not as good for salmon.
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Did 1964 Alaska Earthquake, Tsunamis Lead To Mysterious (Sometimes Fatal) Tropical Fungal Outbreak In Pacific Northwest?
October 3rd, 2019
The Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964 and the tsunamis it spawned may have washed a tropical fungus ashore, leading to a subsequent outbreak of often-fatal infections among people in coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest, according to a paper co-authored by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the nonprofit Translational Genomics Research Institute.
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Groups Petition To ESA-List Oregon Coast Spring Chinook, Say Distinct From Fall-Run Chinook
September 26th, 2019
Three conservation organizations this week petitioned NOAA Fisheries to list spring chinook salmon along much of the Oregon Coast south of the Columbia River as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
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Council Reduces Science Review Panel’s (ISAB) Budget, Says No Impact To Work: Cost Savings Might Go To Pike Suppression
September 19th, 2019
The annual budget for a panel of scientists that review fish and wildlife projects and regional research issues was cut by almost $200,000 by the Northwest Power and Conservation Council at its meeting in Corvallis, Sept. 18, and the cost savings could be used for Northern pike monitoring and suppression, according to Council staff.
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NOAA Fisheries Proposes Expanding Critical Habitat For Killer Whales From Washington To California; New Details On Eating Columbia River Fish
September 19th, 2019
NOAA Fisheries is proposing to expand critical habitat for Southern Resident killer whales along the West Coast, based on information about their coastal range and habitat use.
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UBC Study: New Technology Allows World’s Fishing Fleets To Double Fish Capacity, Often Ignored By Fisheries Managers
September 18th, 2019
Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their fishing power every 35 years and put even more pressure on dwindling fish stocks, new research has found.
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Research Collaboration Shows Rapid Decline Of Hoary Bat, Victim Of Wind Power, In PNW; Provides Pollination, Pest Control
September 11th, 2019
The hoary bat, the species of bat most frequently found dead at wind power facilities, is declining at a rate that threatens its long-term future in the Pacific Northwest, according to a novel and comprehensive research collaboration based at Oregon State University – Cascades (Bend).
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Study Stresses Importance Of Prey Availability For Coho Smolts As Streams Warm
September 11th, 2019
To a certain extent, coho salmon smolts can withstand temperatures somewhat higher than previously thought to be optimal for survival and growth, and, in fact, will even grow faster and larger in higher temperatures, although survival may drop. However, the important variable in their growth over summer periods is the availability and abundance of invertebrate prey for the young salmon to eat, according to a recent study.
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British Columbia Study Finds New Viruses In Wild Pacific Salmon Populations; Screened 6,000 Wild, Hatchery, Farmed Salmon Along B.C. Coast
September 5th, 2019
Three new viruses—including one from a group of viruses never before shown to infect fish—have been discovered in endangered chinook and sockeye salmon populations.