Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - Columbia Basin Bulletin

Marine Conditions Not Working For ESA-Listed Columbia River Smelt, Yet Another Year Of Low Return

January 9, 2026/in 02. WILDLIFE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Work Begins To Improve Passage Conditions For Migrating Salmon, Steelhead In Yakima River Delta

January 9, 2026/in 01. RIVER, 02. WILDLIFE, 05. LAW, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Massive Run Of Pink Salmon Filling Washington Rivers, Can Have Negative Impact On Other Fish, Killer Whales

October 8, 2025/in 02. WILDLIFE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

European Green Crab 2025 Field Season Update: WDFW, Tribes, Co-Managers Set 30,000 Traps This Year, Remove 300,000 Crabs

August 19, 2025/in 02. WILDLIFE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Will Marbled Murrelet Go Extinct In Washington? WDFW Seeks Comment On Draft Status Review

July 18, 2025/in 02. WILDLIFE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

New WDFW Study Shows Links Between Changing Ocean Conditions, Declining Survival Of Coastal Winter Steelhead

June 6, 2025/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

2025 Columbia/Snake River Pikeminnow Sport Reward Fishery Opens, Last Year’s Top Angler Earned $164,260

May 5, 2025/in 04. POWER, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

For First Time WDFW Using ‘Management Strategy Evaluation’ To Assess Harvest Strategies For Lower Columbia River Tributary Fisheries

March 31, 2025/in Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Egg-To-Fry Survival Of Chinook Salmon Studied In Several Columbia Basin Rivers, Provides Predictive Models For Researchers

March 15, 2025/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Washington Intercepts Tugboat At Watercraft Inspection Station Carrying 21 Gallons Of Invasive Mussels, Largest Volume From One Boat In 7 Years

February 7, 2025/in 02. WILDLIFE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Return Of Columbia River Smelt ( ESA-Listed 15 Years Ago)This Year Expected To Be Close To 10-Year Average; Limited, Tentative Fishery Announced

January 19, 2025/in 02. WILDLIFE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Study Finds 56 Percent Of Caspian Tern Colony On Washington State Island Killed By Avian Flu, Some Had Relocated From Columbia River Estuary

November 18, 2024/in 03. HABITAT, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

States Set 2025 Columbia River Sturgeon Retention Seasons; Expect High Effort, Short Seasons

November 18, 2024/in 02. WILDLIFE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

WDFW Opens Hatchery Steelhead Fishing In Areas Of Upper Columbia For First Time In 9 Years, 2024 Returns Exceed Wild Fish Escapement Goals

October 18, 2024/in 02. WILDLIFE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Conservation Groups Settle Lawsuit With WDFW Over Lower Columbia River Hatcheries, Litigation Continues With NOAA, ODFW

September 28, 2024/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT, 05. LAW, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

WDFW Research Shows Fatal White-Nose Syndrome In Bats Continues To Spread, 11 New Counties In 2024

September 13, 2024/in 02. WILDLIFE, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

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