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Opening the Ocean’s Black Box: Highlights from the 2022 International Year of the Salmon High Seas Survey

October 24, 2022
Carol Winkel

Epic salmon migrations through rivers and oceans take salmon across borders and cultures, so sustaining them requires a large-scale solution.

Ocean Expedition To Study Salmon in Winter Was a Unique Experience for Scientist, In Many Ways

April 16, 2019

From the ship's cat to the cluttered laboratory and lace curtains on the portholes, Laurie Wietkamp found that life aboard the Professor Kaganovskiy was just a bit different that what she was used to.

Sea Lions and Salmon

December 11, 2017
John Harrison

Sea lions continue to feast on Columbia River spring Chinook, this year killing 24 percent of an already depressed run, research suggests.

Vanished Salmon

October 31, 2017
John Harrison

A June survey of the near-shore ocean off the mouth of the Columbia River found almost no juvenile salmon, despite normal abundance in the river. Why?

Threat to Steelhead

September 19, 2017
John Harrison

Wild Willamette winter steelhead, already at low numbers, face a new and growing threat: Sea lions.

Recovering Chum Salmon

July 13, 2017
John Harrison

Chum salmon runs, once plentiful in the lower Columbia River, declined by about 99 percent over time but now are slowly rebuilding.

Northwest Power Supply Should Be Adequate Through 2021

June 09, 2017
Carol Winkel

Supply should be adequate through 2020, but the region will need to add new capacity by 2021 to maintain adequacy.

The Colville Tribes celebrate the arrival of the first salmon

May 26, 2017
Laura Robinson

On May 19 the Colville Tribes hosted their annual First Salmon Ceremony at the Chief Joseph Hatchery, where the ceremony has been held since 2013.

Upper Columbia Salmon Habitat

September 14, 2016
John Harrison

An assessment of potential salmon habitat will help inform a future decision about whether and where to reintroduce ocean-going fish to the area above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams, which has been blocked to salmon for more than 70 years.

Salmon Smorgasbord

July 14, 2016
John Harrison

Ongoing research, recently wrapped up for this year, shows seals and sea lions continue to feast on Columbia River spring Chinook.

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