Spotlight on Pt. Adams: Scientists Track Salmon Migration, Survival
Researchers at the Point Adams Research Station are monitoring juvenile salmon, their seabird predators, and their habitat all along the Columbia River and estuary.
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Varanasi Selected as Interim Director of SWFSC
NOAA's Fisheries Service has asked Usha Varanasi to assume oversight of the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) while the process to select a permanent Director is underway. Dr. Varanasi is Director of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center and will work in both capacities during the job recruitment process.
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Shimada Diary: NOAA Picks Newport to House Pacific Operations Center
NOAA's research vessels will have a new home port in Newport, Oregon. The agency's Marine Operations Center-Pacific will make its move from Washington to Oregon in 2011 and operate a fleet of four fisheries research vessels there, including the FSV Bell M. Shimada once completed.
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Junior Scientists Learn about Harmful Algal Blooms
NWFSC's West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health and several collaborators piloted a successful junior science camp to teach Makah Tribe children about harmful algal blooms. Campers learned about food webs in coastal ecosystems, viewed phytoplankton samples under a microscope, and identified shellfish toxins.
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Killer Whale Behavior Affected by Vessels
NOAA Fisheries recently proposed new rules to keep endangered orcas even further away from vessel traffic in Puget Sound. NWFSC marine mammal scientists reveal that orcas increase the intensity of their calls and surface behavior as boats get close.
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New Northwest Exhibit: Science on a Sphere
NOAA is collaborating with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland to debut a new permanent exhibit, Science on a Sphere (SOS). SOS displays animated images of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, animal migration patterns, global warming trends, and more.
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Celebration of the Sea
NWFSC scientists shared their cutting-edge research on salmon disease, fish aging, and the connections between oceans and human health with over 5,000 visitors in Newport, Oregon.
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Best Paper Award
Genetics Program scientists Linda Park and Anna Elz and their USGS collaborators were recently awarded the 2008 best paper award in the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health by the American Fisheries Society.
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Fish food: Jumbo Chinook donated to food bank
Last week the Center finished processing 276 juvenile jumbo Chinook salmon collected in May from the Columbia River Plume. After clipping fins for genetic analysis and extracting otoliths (ear bones) to help determine age, scientists will donate 690 pounds of the excess fish flesh to Linn Benton Food Share, a regional food bank in Oregon.
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Killer whales' fate linked to salmon
Center researchers have found a connection between salmon abundance and the reproductive success of Southern Resident killer whales. Other Center research into the effects of boat traffic and environmental pollutants may also help explain the population's decline.
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Overdose: Drugs and Chemicals in Fish
PBDEs (flame retardants), pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and pesticides are finding their way into fish habitat through surface runoff. Scientists say many of these toxic chemicals can block or mimic naturally-occurring hormones in fish and other aquatic species, with potentially devastating effects on reproduction and growth. Dr. Tracy Collier's recent testimony to Congress calls for more science to understand these linkages and threats.
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Shimada Interior Outfitting Continues
NOAA's FSV Bell M Shimada will generate less background noise than previous research vessels. A quiet ship will improve the sensitivity of on-board acoustic equipment and collect more accurate data.
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PAHs and Fish Health
In a new report, Center researchers assess the effects of PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) and other contaminants from an aluminum smelter on fish health and fishery resources in Kitimat, British Columbia. The five-year study also helped resolve seafood safety concerns for tribes consuming salmon and marine flatfish in this region.
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