Copper Exposure Damages Salmon’s Sense Of Smell, Less Able To Detect Predators

Seabirds Study Shows Plastic Pollution Off Northwest Coast Reaching Surprising Levels

Umatilla Tribal Leader Brigham Selected New Chair Of Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

Record June Rainfall Forces Big Spill Releases At Libby Dam; Dissolved Gas Impacts On Fish Monitored

Sturgeon Anglers Above McNary Dam Asked To Watch For Special Tags Aiding Abundance Research

U.S. Supreme Court To Review Ninth Circuit’s Ruling On Clean Water Act/Forest Roads Runoff

Washington Governor Directs Agency To Lead ‘Coordinated’ Effort Addressing Tsunami Debris

Scientists Kick Off First NOAA-Led Survey Of Southeast Alaska Beaches For Tsunami Debris

DNA Shows Pup Picked Up In Ketchum A Wild Wolf; Oregon Tags Wenaha Pack Wolf

Col. Tipton Takes Over Command Of Corps’ Northwestern Division

Federal Law Enforcement Officials Investigating Sea Lion Killings Near Columbia River’s Mouth

Study Looks At Fraser River Sockeye Decline, Stresses Competition With Pink Salmon

Research: Genetic Diversity Increases Crop Yields, Improves Forests, Bolsters Fisheries Stability

Judge Denies Injunction Halting Sea Lion Lethal Removal; Harm Tilts Toward ESA Salmonid Stocks

For First Time, More Stellar Sea Lions (ESA-Listed) Than California Sea Lions In Lower Columbia

Researchers Launch Grizzly Bear Population Study In Northwest Montana, Northern Idaho

USGS Study Linking Ground/Surface Waters Used To Evaluate Yakima Basin Water Rights Issues

Wildlife Managers Say Washington’s Lookout Wolf Pack Likely Killed Methow Valley Calf

Senate Rejects Alaska Senator’s Amendment On Tighter Regulations For Genetically-Engineered Salmon

Summer Fishing: Managers Predict Best Summer Chinook Run Since 1980, Record-Breaking Sockeye Return

Very Late Surge Of Spring Chinook Over Bonneville Gets Downgraded Return Up To ‘Average’

Montana Releases Report Evaluating Lake Trout Gill-Netting; Bull Trout By-Catch A Concern

First Time In State History, California Tries Barging Sacramento River Salmon To Improve Survival

April-September Basin Runoff Predicted To Be 10th Best In 52 Years; La Nina Dissipates In April

California Sea Lion Numbers In Lower Columbia This Year Far Below 2003’s Peak Count Of 104

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