02. WILDLIFE - Columbia Basin Bulletin

NOAA Fisheries New Count Of West Coast Gray Whales Shows Continued Decline, Connected To Shifting Prey Abundance In Arctic

July 13, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Ninth Circuit Rules For NOAA, Southeast Alaska Trollers Over Incidental Take; Fishing For Chinook Salmon Can Begin July 1

June 29, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 05. LAW

With Summer Chinook Returns Running Way Below Forecasted, Another Columbia River Fishing Season Shuts Down Early

June 29, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Montana Wolf Population Drops Slightly To 1,087 Wolves, Packs Now At 181, Down By 10; 258 Animals Harvested

June 29, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Scientists Concerned About Increasing Skin Disease In Southern Resident Killer Whales; May Be Sign Of Compromised Immune System

June 29, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT

NOAA Court Filing Defends Hatchery ‘Prey Increase’ Program For Imperiled Orcas; A ‘Critical Tool’ To Provide Salmon For Whales Suffering Food Shortage

June 21, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

More Letters, Meetings About What To Do With Salmon-Eating Cormorants On Astoria Bridge; Chase Them Back To East Sand Island? Culling?

June 16, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 04. POWER

Yakama Nation Upgrading Old Mitchell Act Hatchery To Use Supplementation To Increase Naturally-Spawning Spring Chinook In Klickitat River

June 16, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Judge Rejects Challenges On Ruling Halting Southeast Alaska Salmon Troll Fishing; Parties’ Appeals Now Move To Ninth Circuit

June 8, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 05. LAW

Researchers Survey Studies Of Avian Predation Of Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead; Identify Trends, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Fish Susceptibility Factors

June 8, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT

Department Of Commerce, Cantwell Announce Millions Of Dollars For Northwest Salmon Recovery, Hatcheries, New Science Center

June 8, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT

Study: Even With Population Density Increase, Food Decline, Climate Change, Human Impacts, Yellowstone Grizzlies Maintaining Body Fat For Hibernation

June 8, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT

With ESA Impact Exceeded, Harvest Managers Forced To Shut Down Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead Fishing

June 1, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Yakama Nation Reintroduction Programs Bringing Once Extinct Coho Salmon Back To Upper Columbia River Tributaries

May 26, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT, 04. POWER

Washington Predator-Prey Project: New Research Shows Coyotes, Bobcats Move Into Human Inhabited Areas To Avoid Cougars, Wolves

May 24, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Columbia River Harvest Managers Approve Spring Chinook Fishing Days Though Run Abundance Remains Uncertain

May 19, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Council/BPA Moving Closer To Approving Huge Increase For Hatchery Maintenance Due To Flush Revenue Year For BPA

May 18, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 04. POWER

Science Review Of 50-Year-Old Lower Snake Compensation Program (Hatcheries) Shows Missed Return Goals For Spring/Summer Chinook

May 18, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Inslee Signs Legislation Creating 1000-Yard Mandatory Vessel Buffer Around Endangered Orcas, Effective Jan. 2025

May 18, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

First-Ever A.I. Algorithm Correctly Estimates Coastal Fish Stocks; Could Save Millions, Bridge Global Data, Sustainability Divide

May 18, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT

Federal Judge’s Rejection Of NOAA BiOp May Shut Down SE Alaska Commercial Troll Fishery For Chinook Salmon; Alaska Seeks Stay, Appeal

May 5, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 05. LAW

Oregon Legislation Offers More Flexibility In Managing Non-Native Game Fish -Bass, Walleye- That Gobble Up Native Salmon, Steelhead Smolts

May 5, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Sea Lions Chasing Good Smelt Run Flood Columbia River In High Numbers; Staying For Spring Chinook Feasting

April 27, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 04. POWER

Columbia River Basin Upriver Summer Steelhead Return Forecasted To Be Far Below Past Years; Angling Restrictions, Closures Likely

April 27, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE

Study Documents Wide-Ranging Declines Of North American Wild Chinook; Reforms Should Include Fisheries Management Of Mixed-Stock Ocean Fisheries

April 20, 2023/in 02. WILDLIFE, 03. HABITAT

NOAA Fisheries New Count Of West Coast Gray Whales Shows Continued Decline, Connected To Shifting Prey Abundance In Arctic

Ninth Circuit Rules For NOAA, Southeast Alaska Trollers Over Incidental Take; Fishing For Chinook Salmon Can Begin July 1

With Summer Chinook Returns Running Way Below Forecasted, Another Columbia River Fishing Season Shuts Down Early

Montana Wolf Population Drops Slightly To 1,087 Wolves, Packs Now At 181, Down By 10; 258 Animals Harvested

Scientists Concerned About Increasing Skin Disease In Southern Resident Killer Whales; May Be Sign Of Compromised Immune System

NOAA Court Filing Defends Hatchery ‘Prey Increase’ Program For Imperiled Orcas; A ‘Critical Tool’ To Provide Salmon For Whales Suffering Food Shortage

More Letters, Meetings About What To Do With Salmon-Eating Cormorants On Astoria Bridge; Chase Them Back To East Sand Island? Culling?

Yakama Nation Upgrading Old Mitchell Act Hatchery To Use Supplementation To Increase Naturally-Spawning Spring Chinook In Klickitat River

Judge Rejects Challenges On Ruling Halting Southeast Alaska Salmon Troll Fishing; Parties’ Appeals Now Move To Ninth Circuit

Researchers Survey Studies Of Avian Predation Of Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead; Identify Trends, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Fish Susceptibility Factors

Department Of Commerce, Cantwell Announce Millions Of Dollars For Northwest Salmon Recovery, Hatcheries, New Science Center

Study: Even With Population Density Increase, Food Decline, Climate Change, Human Impacts, Yellowstone Grizzlies Maintaining Body Fat For Hibernation

With ESA Impact Exceeded, Harvest Managers Forced To Shut Down Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead Fishing

Yakama Nation Reintroduction Programs Bringing Once Extinct Coho Salmon Back To Upper Columbia River Tributaries

Washington Predator-Prey Project: New Research Shows Coyotes, Bobcats Move Into Human Inhabited Areas To Avoid Cougars, Wolves

Columbia River Harvest Managers Approve Spring Chinook Fishing Days Though Run Abundance Remains Uncertain

Council/BPA Moving Closer To Approving Huge Increase For Hatchery Maintenance Due To Flush Revenue Year For BPA

Science Review Of 50-Year-Old Lower Snake Compensation Program (Hatcheries) Shows Missed Return Goals For Spring/Summer Chinook

Inslee Signs Legislation Creating 1000-Yard Mandatory Vessel Buffer Around Endangered Orcas, Effective Jan. 2025

First-Ever A.I. Algorithm Correctly Estimates Coastal Fish Stocks; Could Save Millions, Bridge Global Data, Sustainability Divide

Federal Judge’s Rejection Of NOAA BiOp May Shut Down SE Alaska Commercial Troll Fishery For Chinook Salmon; Alaska Seeks Stay, Appeal

Oregon Legislation Offers More Flexibility In Managing Non-Native Game Fish -Bass, Walleye- That Gobble Up Native Salmon, Steelhead Smolts

Sea Lions Chasing Good Smelt Run Flood Columbia River In High Numbers; Staying For Spring Chinook Feasting

Columbia River Basin Upriver Summer Steelhead Return Forecasted To Be Far Below Past Years; Angling Restrictions, Closures Likely

Study Documents Wide-Ranging Declines Of North American Wild Chinook; Reforms Should Include Fisheries Management Of Mixed-Stock Ocean Fisheries

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