Dungeness crab stable or increasing even with intensive harvest
March 4, 2020 —
West Coast fishermen caught almost all the available legal-size male Dungeness crab each year in the last few decades. However, the crab population has either remained stable or continued to increase, according to the first thorough population estimate of the West Coast Dungeness stocks. Learn more about the new study led by NWFSC's Kate Richerson.
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All hands on deck to save rockfish in Puget Sound
December 6, 2019 —
Recreational fisherman know how to find fish. NOAA scientists relied on the expertise of local anglers and divers to identify places where they used to find threatened species of yelloweye and canary rockfish. This collaborative effort helped expand protections for yelloweye rockfish under the Endangered Species Act and contributed to the delisting of canary rockfish-- the first time that's ever happened for a marine fish species.
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Factors affecting survival of Snake River salmon
November 6, 2019 —
The survival and eventual return of juvenile Snake River salmon and steelhead to spawning streams as adults depends more on their size than the way they pass through hydroelectric dams on their migration to the ocean, new research shows.
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Research cruise embarks
October 8, 2019 —
On October 7, a team of scientists and engineers left Newport, Oregon for a month-long research cruise along the West Coast. The expedition, representing collective efforts of three federal agencies led by NOAA Fisheries, will dive deep to explore corals, sponges, and fish habitat on the ocean floor. A live video feed will allow anyone to follow along with the expedition.
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