Second Pacific Lamprey Restoration Plan: Funding, Staffing, Progress ‘Unacceptably’ Slow, ‘We Are Frustrated’

Council Takes Comments On Recommendations For New BPA-Funded Basin F/W Program; Nearly $300 Million For 300 Projects

NOAA: Gray Whale Population Migrating Along West Coast Continues To Decline, Lowest Since 1970s

‘The Risk Is Quite Staggering’: Invasive Mussel Threat Spurs States To Create Near-Term Action Plan

Washington Salmon Recovery Report: Of 14 Salmon/Steelhead Species ESA-Listed Since 1990s, Eight Still Face Extinction

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

More Lower Columbia Spring Chinook Fishing; Summer/Fall Seasons Set With Low Summer Chinook, Steelhead Numbers

Tribes’ Habitat Efforts In Progress To Maintain, Improve Cold Water Refuges For Columbia River Salmon Upstream Bonneville Dam 

Lawsuit Seeks Quicker Action On NOAA Pending Determination Whether Alaska Chinook Salmon Warrant ESA-Listing

Harvest Managers Upgrade Spring Chinook Return To Columbia River, Extend Fishing Season; Steelhead Numbers Dismal

Washington State’s Green Crab Invasion: WSU Study Finds Juvenile Green Crabs Do As Much Damage As Adults

New Research Shows Juvenile Salmon Swim Downriver To Ocean, Then Back Up Other Rivers; ‘Salmon Still Surprise Us’

Administration’s Proposed Rule Would Alter Definition Of ‘Take’ For ESA Species, Critics Fear Less Habitat Protections

Mixed Ocean Conditions When Columbia River Salmonid Juveniles Hit Salt Water In 2023, Average Numbers Returning This Year

Thanks To Reintroduction Program More Summer Steelhead Spawning In Oregon’s Upper Deschutes Since 1960s; 950 Returning Fish 

Report Documents 2024 Sea Lion Predation At Bonneville Dam, With Removal Program Fewer Animals Showing Up

ODFW Deploying Large Nets On Wallowa Lake To Monitor Fish Populations, Assess Invasive Lake Trout Impacts

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