Research Shows Design, Operation For Salmon Passage At Dams Not Optimal For Pacific Lamprey

With El Nino, Washington DOE Expecting Historic Statewide Drought To Extend Into Second Year

White House Issues Memo To Federal Agencies To Build Capacity For ‘Citizen Science’; Toolkit Offered

When Is A Fishery Sustainable? Report Discusses Ins And Outs Of Definitions, Approaches

EPA Proposes Rule To Toughen Washington State’s Water Quality Standards, New Fish Consumption Rate

Study Attributes North Pacific Ecosystem Shifts To Longer, Less Frequent Climate Fluctuations

Research Details Columbia River Sturgeon Health; Fish Commonly Found With Old Fishing Hooks, Tackle

Photos Show Wolf Pups In Northern California; Designated The Group ‘Shasta Pack’

Unsustainable Predators? Humans Exploit Adult Fish Populations At 14 Times Rate Of Marine Predators

Teck Metals, EPA Reach Agreement To Cleanup Lead-Contaminated Properties In Upper Columbia

WaterWatch Announces Intention To Sue Irrigation Districts, Bureau Over Upper Deschutes Management

El Nino Looking To Be One Of the Strongest Since 1997; More Warm Temps, Less Snow Possible

Strong Summer Chinook Counts At Bonneville Dam Diminished By Warm Water Mortalities

Cold Water Releases From Libby Dam Make Kootenai River Fishing A Bright Spot

With Water Temps Back To August Normal, ODFW Lifts Fishing Restrictions For Deschutes River

El Nino Weather Patterns May Be Cause Of Coho, Chinook Ocean Survival Becoming Similar

Watershed Study: Septic Tanks Aren’t Keeping Fecal Bacteria From Rivers, Lakes

New Online Tool Tracks Water Quality In Nation’s River, Streams

California ‘Rain Debt’ Equal To Full Year Of Precip; Will Strengthening El Nino Bring Relief?

Pre-Statehood Water Rights Curtailed In Yakima Basin, Tributaries Down To A Trickle

Idaho Says Warm Water Temperatures Unlikely To Lead To Fishing Restrictions Similar To Other States

Montana Monitors Native Trout Streams During Warm Water Conditions, ‘Hoot Owl’ Regs In Place

Oregon Considering Removing Recreational Fishing Bag Limits On Warmwater Fish

West Coast Algal Bloom: NOAA Grants May Help Answer Why Massive Blooms Have Occurred

Heat-Stressed Large Sturgeon Dying;States Close Sturgeon Fishing From Bonneville Dam To Mid-Columbia

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