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Newport Research Station Wins Leadership award  Posted: February 21, 2008 Newport Research Station staff were recently recognized with a Leadership Award for their record-setting contributions to the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the world's largest workplace charity drive. CFC coordinator Lisa Bonacci of FRAM division led the effort, which resulted in contributions totaling over $5200 in 2007. Congratulations, Newport!

John Incardona From Kitchen Sinks to Ocean Basins  Posted: February 19, 2008 Two Center scientists captured international media attention after revealing how toxic chemicals we use everyday are ending up in our rivers and oceans, where they affect fish and possibly ourselves. At the annual AAAS conference this past weekend, Drs. John Incardona and Nat Scholz showed how petroleum compounds (PAHs) are toxic to developing fish hearts, and how airborne emissions of these chemicals from car tailpipes may have similar cardiovascular impacts in humans. In a featured podcast, Dr. Scholz also discusses the dangerous effects of pesticide mixtures commonly found in our human food supply. More...

Highlights 2007  Posted: February 13, 2008 The Center conducts research to help conserve and manage living marine resources and their ecosystems in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Learn more about some of the Center's key activities and accomplishments in 2007. More...

Leading an effort to develop Puget Sound ecosystem indicators  Posted: February 12, 2008 For over 30 years the NWFSC has conducted research about the Puget Sound. Now, we're also providing science to support the Puget Sound Partnership's development of an action agenda for the recovery of Puget Sound. The Center currently leads a team of scientists in selecting a list of environmental indicators, or measures that can help characterize and communicate the health of the Sound's ecosystem. Such indicators can help decision-makers understand the ecosystem services most at risk, evaluate different management strategies, and increase public awareness and support for policy actions. More...

Scientists Quantify Pacific Salmon Extinction  Posted: January 17, 2008 In a recently published paper, researchers from the Center's Conservation Biology Division measured the extinction levels and resulting loss in biodiversity among native Pacific salmon populations that spawn in the waters from California to British Columbia. As a result of dams and other human alterations to aquatic habitat, scientists determined that almost 30% of historic salmon populations are now extinct, and more than one-third of the remaining populations are listed under the Endangered Species Act. More...

Su Kim, NOAA NOAA West Day at the Aquarium of Pacific  Posted: November 25, 2007 On November 17, the West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health (WCCOHH) collaborated with nine NOAA offices to host "NOAA West Day", a large multi-media educational and outreach event at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA. Over 4,000 parents, kids and educators had an opportunity to participate in a hands-on Science Zone, NOAA film festival, interactive dive discussion with NOAA scientists, and science lecture series. The event highlighted connections between NOAA's research in water, weather, climate and ecosystems.

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