Scientists Found a Rise in Parasitic ‘Sushi Worms’ When They Opened 40 Years’ Worth of Salmon Cans: ‘Good News’
NEED TO KNOW A group of scientists found that the amount of parasitic worms in canned salmon has…
Ruling on Columbia River dams may affect local rates, utility warns
New measures aimed at restoring endangered salmon populations in the Columbia River Basin could cause downstream repercussions for…
Habitat Loss Is Eroding Tribal Sovereignty
Spanning seven U.S. states and one Canadian province, the Columbia River Basin was once the largest salmon-producing river…
In Alaska’s Arctic, an Indigenous elder teaches hunting to younger generations
KOTZEBUE, Alaska (AP) — The low autumn light turned the tundra gold as James Schaeffer, 7, and his…
Sea lions keep eating the salmon in the Columbia River. Some lawmakers want to kill more of them
Pacific Northwest sea lions got the spotlight in a Congressional hearing last week. The U.S. House of Representatives’…
Passive air sampling detects environmental DNA transfer from water into air
Field sampling We conducted this study near Seattle, Washington USA, in Issaquah Creek, a salmon spawning stream, outside…
UW scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas
SAN JUAN ISLAND, Wash. — As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on…
Fat Bear Week winner crowned amid gluttonous salmon run
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in…
Historic sale of dams clears the way for salmon to return to the Kennebec River
This story appears as part of a collaboration to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine between the BDN and The…
Southern Resident orca seen carrying dead calf raises concerns for endangered population
SEATTLE, Wash. — The death of an orca calf this weekend has renewed questions about the health of…
A year after dams came down, the Klamath River is rebounding
Over the last two years, I have traveled repeatedly to the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border to…
Migration timing genes and switches in Atlantic salmon | SAL-MOVE Project | Results in Brief | H2020 | CORDIS
Timing of seasonal salmon migrations, genetics and climate data together with machine learning models have shed light on…