New lawsuit seeks protection zone for Northwest orcas
A new U.S. lawsuit filed Monday seeks to establish a whale protection zone for endangered orcas in the Pacific Northwest.
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Helping threatened coho salmon could generate hundreds of millions in non-market economic benefits
A new study provides evidence that increasing the abundance of a threatened or endangered species can deliver large benefits to the citizens of the Pacific Northwest.
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Aug 14, 2019
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Scientists warn of too many pink salmon in North Pacific
Biological oceanographer Sonia Batten experienced her lightbulb moment on the perils of too many salmon three years ago as she prepared a talk on the most important North Pacific seafood you'll never see on a plate—zooplankton.
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Some Pacific salmon populations are especially at risk from climate change
Four population groups of Pacific salmon in California, Oregon, and Idaho are especially vulnerable to climate change, according to a new study in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Lisa Crozier of the National Oceanic and ...
Ecology
Jul 24, 2019
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Salmon study may foil Trump's plan to boost water deliveries to Central Valley farms
Federal biologists worked frantically this year to meet a deadline to assess the environmental impacts of Trump administration plans to send more water to Central Valley farmers.
Environment
Jul 23, 2019
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Southern resident orcas spotted in home waters off San Juan Island after unusual absence
Breaking an unprecedented run of days this summer without frequenting their home waters, J, K and even possibly L pod southern resident orcas were all seen Friday morning on the west side of San Juan Island.
Plants & Animals
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Restaurants could be first to get genetically modified salmon
Inside an Indiana aquafarming complex, thousands of salmon eggs genetically modified to grow faster than normal are hatching into tiny fish. After growing to roughly 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) in indoor tanks, they could be ...
Ecology
Jun 21, 2019
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Bioengineered salmon won't come from US's biggest farm state
Genetically engineered salmon is heading to store shelves in the U.S., but it won't be coming from the biggest salmon farming state in the country.
Other
Jun 10, 2019
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Early lives of Alaska sockeye salmon accelerating with climate change
An ample buffet of freshwater food, brought on by climate change, is altering the life history of one of the world's most important salmon species.
Ecology
Jun 4, 2019
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Salmon get a major athletic boost via a single enzyme
Salmon species, known for undertaking arduous upstream migrations, appear to owe a good deal of their athletic ability to the presence of a single enzyme.
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