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Elwha River: New Study Examines Effects of Dam Removals on Coastal Ecosystems

Elwha River: New Study Examines Effects of Dam Removals on Coastal Ecosystems

In new research, a team of scientists characterize the response of the coastal environment to a massive input of sediment following the removal of two...

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Directors Message: Knowledge Transfer is Vital to the Success of New Ventures in Fish Passage and Reintroduction

Directors Message: Knowledge Transfer is Vital to the Success of New Ventures in Fish Passage and Reintroduction

There are many unique challenges posed in fish passage and reintroduction projects, and knowledge transfer is critical to their success.

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New Directions in Mark-Recapture Models: Putting Models in the Hands of Managers

New Directions in Mark-Recapture Models: Putting Models in the Hands of Managers

Scientists from WFRC are creating new tools and techniques to help natural resource managers explore data and ecosystem scenarios, making it easier to...

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News- Our Scientist Quoted in Seattle Times Article on Trap-and-Haul Methods for Moving Endangered Fish Around High Head Dams

News- Our Scientist Quoted in Seattle Times Article on Trap-and-Haul Methods for Moving Endangered Fish Around High Head Dams

WFRC’s Research Fish Biologist Toby Kock was recently quoted in a news article on the potential implementation of a trap-and-haul program to move...

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If You Build It, They Will Swim—New Swim Flume Gives Insight into Fish Disease, Swimming Performance, and Fitness

If You Build It, They Will Swim—New Swim Flume Gives Insight into Fish Disease, Swimming Performance, and Fitness

Scientists at the Western Fisheries Research Center, Marrowstone Marine Field Station have designed a fish swim flume to investigate the effects of...

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Photo Contest Winner! By Air and by Sea, Pacific Herring Research is Underway in Alaska

Photo Contest Winner! By Air and by Sea, Pacific Herring Research is Underway in Alaska

Our photo contest winner is Ashley MacKenzie, for bringing multiple images to us from research in Alaska.

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Where the Rubber Meets the Road (and River)—Evaluating Impacts of Stormwater and Road Runoff on Salmon and Aquatic Ecosystems

Where the Rubber Meets the Road (and River)—Evaluating Impacts of Stormwater and Road Runoff on Salmon and Aquatic Ecosystems

Every day, millions of cars, and trucks drive along our nation’s roadways, many crossing streams and rivers as they go. Those driving may not consider...

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New Geonarrative Explores Elwha River Restoration, Ten Years On

New Geonarrative Explores Elwha River Restoration, Ten Years On

From 2011-2014, a team of federal, state, tribal, academic, and community partners worked to remove two large dams on the Elwha River in Washington...

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Friday's Findings - July 28 2023

Friday's Findings - July 28 2023

Title: Tire Dust and Fish Health

Speaker: John Hansen, Research Immunologist, USGS Western Fisheries Research Center

Date: July 28th at 2:00 pm...

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Evaluating Actions to Improve the Productivity of Snake River Fall Chinook

Evaluating Actions to Improve the Productivity of Snake River Fall Chinook

Snake River fall Chinook salmon swim from the sea nearly 600 miles inland to lay their eggs in the mainstem Snake River western Idaho. Here, the eggs...

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