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  1. Ocean Expedition To Study Salmon in Winter Was a Unique Experience for Scientist, In Many Ways

    Apr 16, 2019
    From the ship's cat to the cluttered laboratory and lace curtains on the portholes, Laurie Wietkamp found that life aboard the Professor Kaganovskiy was just a bit different that what she was used to.

  2. Sea Lions and Salmon

    Dec 11, 2017 John Harrison
    Sea lions continue to feast on Columbia River spring Chinook, this year killing 24 percent of an already depressed run, research suggests.

  3. Vanished Salmon

    Oct 31, 2017 John Harrison
    A June survey of the near-shore ocean off the mouth of the Columbia River found almost no juvenile salmon, despite normal abundance in the river. Why?

  4. Threat to Steelhead

    Sep 19, 2017 John Harrison
    Wild Willamette winter steelhead, already at low numbers, face a new and growing threat: Sea lions.

  5. Reconnecting a River

    Jul 13, 2017 John Harrison
    Steigerwald Lake floodplain reconnection will improve habitat for migrating juvenile salmon and steelhead.

  6. Recovering Chum Salmon

    Jul 13, 2017 John Harrison
    Chum salmon runs, once plentiful in the lower Columbia River, declined by about 99 percent over time but now are slowly rebuilding.

  7. Northwest Power Supply Should Be Adequate Through 2021

    Jun 9, 2017 Carol Winkel
    Supply should be adequate through 2020, but the region will need to add new capacity by 2021 to maintain adequacy.

  8. The Colville Tribes celebrate the arrival of the first salmon

    May 26, 2017 Laura Robinson
    On May 19 the Colville Tribes hosted their annual First Salmon Ceremony at the Chief Joseph Hatchery, where the ceremony has been held since 2013.

  9. Upper Columbia Salmon Habitat

    Sep 14, 2016 John Harrison
    An assessment of potential salmon habitat will help inform a future decision about whether and where to reintroduce ocean-going fish to the area above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams, which has been blocked to salmon for more than 70 years.

  10. Salmon Smorgasbord

    Jul 14, 2016 John Harrison
    Ongoing research, recently wrapped up for this year, shows seals and sea lions continue to feast on Columbia River spring Chinook.

  11. Hatcheries and Wild Salmon: Results From Nearly 30 Years of Study

    May 10, 2016 John Harrison
    Researchers in Idaho find hatcheries can help stabilize a declining salmon population, but not permanently.

  12. Hot River, Dead Salmon, Lessons Learned

    Apr 15, 2016 John Harrison
    The summer of 2015 turned brutally hot for salmon in the Columbia River. Dam and fish managers report on how last year's experience will help them prepare for future temperature emergencies.

  13. Council OKs Salmon Habitat Proposal Above Grand Coulee

    Mar 9, 2016 John Harrison
    In a step toward assessing the potential for habitat to support salmon and steelhead above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams, the Council voted to support a research proposal by the Spokane Tribe of Indians.

  14. High School Students Debate Salmon Reintroduction

    Mar 9, 2016 John Harrison
    The Reardan, Washington, High School Agricultural Issues team debated reintroduction of salmon above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams before the Council on March 8.

  15. Warm ocean, small salmon: Why?

    Mar 7, 2016 John Harrison
    Scientists who study the northern Pacific Ocean are finding some disturbing, if not alarming trends: the ocean has been warming for several years; salmon sampled in 2015 from Al

  16. Research: Water Chemistry, Internal 'GPS' Are Key to Salmon Homing Instinct

    Jan 12, 2016 John Harrison
    Salmon migrate to the ocean, live there for years, then find their way home to exactly where they were born. How do they do that?

  17. After 87 Years, Salmon Return to the Shoshone-Paiute Reservation

    Sep 10, 2015 John Harrison
    This summer, for the first time since 1928, salmon swam in the Owyhee River on the Duck Valley Reservation of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, and tribal members fished for them –

  18. NOAA Fisheries Will Investigate Salmon Reintroduction Into Blocked Areas

    Jun 2, 2015 John Harrison
    In a warming world, climate change will alter lowland salmon habitat, encouraging fish to spawn in higher elevations, and so reintroducing salmon into higher-elevation habitat where their passage is

  19. Fish Managers Expect Another Good Salmon and Steelhead Return in 2015

    Mar 13, 2015 John Harrison
    Columbia River salmon runs should top 2 million fish again in 2015, continuing a trend of record or near-record runs over last decade compared to runs in the 1990s, fish manager

  20. Big Salmon Runs Today – What about the Future?

    Mar 13, 2015 John Harrison
    2014 was a record year for salmon in the Columbia River. More salmon returned from the Pacific Ocean and were counted crossing Bonneville Dam, 146 miles inland, on their way to

  21. Upper Columbia tribes draft work plan for salmon reintroduction

    Jan 16, 2015 John Harrison
    The Spokane-based Upper Columbia United Tribes organization (UCUT) is seeking comments on its draft work plan to study the feasibility of reintroducing salmon and steelhead to a

  22. Research: Salmon disappearing, sea lions increasing

    Nov 5, 2014 John Harrison
    If the circumstantial evidence bears out, adult salmon returning from the ocean to the Columbia River Basin are being killed by seals and sea lions between the estuary and Bonne

  23. Council Chair Joins Celebration of Record Salmon Return

    Sep 30, 2014 John Harrison
    Council Chair Bill Bradbury joined representatives of federal dam operators, tribes, and other river users today in celebrating the huge return of salmon to the Columbia River i

  24. Capturing a Good Day for Returning Salmon

    Sep 24, 2014 Carol Winkel
    Salmon are returning from the Pacific Ocean to the Columbia River in big numbers this year. Tony Grover, fish and wildlife division director, was at Bonneville Dam on September

  25. Salmon returns to the Columbia River are strong in 2014

    Sep 16, 2014 John Harrison
    Coho, fall Chinook, and sockeye salmon returned from the Pacific Ocean to the Columbia River in record or near-record numbers this year. The daily count of fall Chinook on Septe
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