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

Southern Resident Orca Buffer Bill Clears Washington Legislature; All Boats Must Stay 1,000 Yards From Killer Whales

Oregon Wolf Report Shows Increase Of Three Wolves Last Year, Four Breeding Pairs In Western Oregon; ‘Illegal Take Unacceptably High’

Tribes, Corps Studying Impacts Of Sediment Buildup (Deltas) At Mouths Of Columbia River Tribs; Impacts Temps, Predation, Salmon Survival

Washington Wolf Report Shows 5 Percent Increase In State’s Population; A Minimum 216 Wolves, 37 Packs, First Pack In South Cascades

Alaska Predicts A Larger Commercial Salmon Harvest Over Last Year; 52.7 Million More Pink Salmon, 27.3 Million Fewer Sockeye

Recommended Ocean Salmon Fishing Seasons For Washington Coast Looks About Same As Last Year; Cutbacks, Closures Farther South

Why Are Southern Resident Killer Whales Not Recovering? Ground-Breaking Study Shows Inbreeding Major Contributor To Decline Of Endangered Orcas

Northwest Washington Study: With Less Salmon To Eat, Bald Eagles Showing Up On Dairy Farms To Get Food From Farm By-Products

With End Of La Nina, Ocean Conditions Likely Trending Downward For Salmon, Steelhead Survival, Mass Of Warm Water In North Pacific

Low Forecasted Returns For California’s Endangered Chinook Prompts Spring Ocean Fishing Shut Down Off Oregon, California Coasts

With Large Boost In Revenues, BPA Steps Up Funding For Aging Hatcheries’ Maintenance, Repairs, Upgrades

UW/NOAA Study Looks At Why Northern Resident Orcas Doing Better Than Southern Residents; They Hunt Differently

Judge Rules NOAA Fisheries Failed To Protect Humpback Whales When Issued Take Permit For Sablefish Pot Fishery

California Salmon: Shrinking Age Distribution Of Returning Spawners Increases Impacts Of A Bad Year, Warming Climate; Older Fish Rarely Observed

USFWS Releases Draft Recovery For Oregon Spotted Frog, Most Aquatic Frog In PNW; Over 76 Percent Of Range Gone

WSU Study Estimates, Surprisingly, About 50 Canada Lynx in Glacier National Park; Could Provide Climate Haven

States Approve Recreational Fishing Dates For Expected Decent Spring Chinook Return; Concerns Expressed About Impacts Of Too Much Early Fishing

Legislatures Consider Bills To Further Restrict Gillnetters From Lower Columbia River Mainstem; Off-Channel Spring Chinook Fishing Days Approved

Columbia River Basin Still Only Major Basin In U.S. Free Of Destructive Zebra/Quagga Mussels; Fluctuating Reservoirs May Provide Some Protection

New Data On Salmon Behavior In Ocean, Availability of Chinook For Endangered Orcas, Resets Threshold For Fishing Limits

NOAA Fisheries To Conduct Status Review Of Olympic Peninsula Wild Steelhead To Determine If ESA Listing Warranted

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