International cruise comes to an end
March 19, 2019 —
A month-long international cruise to track salmon in the Gulf of Alaska ended on March 15 as the Russian research vessel Professor Kaganovskiy pulled into port in Vancouver, BC. Over 20 scientists from five Pacific Rim countries, including NOAA Fisheries researchers from the Alaska and Northwest Fisheries Science Centers, took thousands of samples at sea, which will be analyzed over the coming months.
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West Coast waters are shifting
March 8, 2019 —
The ocean off the West Coast is shifting from several years of unusually warm conditions, toward a cooler and more productive regime that may boost salmon returns and populations of other ocean predators, according to a new NOAA Fisheries report. The 2019 ecosystem status report for the California Current Ecosystem tracks a series of species, and climate and ocean conditions, as barometers of ocean health and productivity and also draws on economic indicators that reflect the state of West Coast communities.
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Save the date: NOAA Night at Mukilteo
March 7, 2019 —
Join us on March 18, 2019 for an evening with scientists working at NOAA's Mukilteo Research Station. Learn about the effects of ocean acidification on marine life like krill and Dungeness crab; urban runoff and the nearshore marine environment; fish behavior and sustainable aquaculture, monitoring of the Elwha dam removal; ocean conditions and salmon; NOAA's Teacher in the Lab program, and much more!
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Notes from the field
March 6, 2019 —
Dr. Laurie Weitkamp, U.S. chief scientist for an international cruise tracking salmon in Alaska, shares her observations of life aboard the Russian research vessel Professor Kaganovskiy, from the cuisine to the unique way of keeping clocks and calendar. Check out her notes from the field and the scientists' surprising results so far.
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