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

Columbia River Harvest Managers Confirm Spring Chinook Return On Track, Approve 14 More Fishing Days

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

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

ESA-Listed Tucannon Spring Chinook Close To Extinction; ‘Safety Net Offsite Strategy’ A Last Ditch Effort To Save Them

Fishery Managers Close John Day Pool For Sturgeon Retention As Anglers Reach Harvest Guideline, No Lower River Retention This Year

ODFW Studies Hatchery Economic Costs, Benefits; Trout Stocking The Highest Benefit, Summer Steelhead Not So Much

Work Continues To Improve Lamprey Passage At Columbia/Snake Dams, Corp Completing Changes To Bonneville Dam Fish Ladder

Oregon Study Shows Bird Flu Markers In Wastewater Comes Can Come From Wild Birds, Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Human, Poultry Or Dairy Cases

Hydraulic Egg Injection: Pilot Project Uses Man-Made Salmon Redds To Bring Back Salmon In California River

Lawsuit Filed In Effort To Stop Musk’s DOGE From Taking Further Actions Against Multiple Environmental Agencies

Montana Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Conservation Easement For 53,000 Acres Of Timberland, Habitat For Fish, Wildlife

Fisheries Society Gives Lifetime Achievement Award To Northwest Fisheries Science Center Scientist Weitkamp

Columbia River Sockeye Return This Year Forecasted To Drop More Than 50 Percent From 2024 Run, Wild Winter Steelhead To Drop 31 Percent

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