Alaska fisheries board rejects effort to block pink salmon hatchery increase
Maybe part of the reason salmon runs throughout the state of Alaska are in decline is due to the copious amounts of hatchery fish they …
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Groups ready to sue to halt steelhead fishing
A coalition of environmental groups has filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, leaders of the Idaho Department of …
Does catch-and-release affect fish feeding?
In a study published in The Journal of Experimental Biology, a UC Riverside-led research team shows that mouth injuries caused by hook removal after catch-and-release fishing …
Study shows land-locked Atlantic salmon also use magnetic field to navigate
Well, this blows up the argument that Atlantic salmon that escape their net pens won’t be able to navigate their new surroundings. A new study shows …
‘Fish Detective’ Gains Attention for Pioneering Research
A Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist who identified an innovative forensic sleuthing technique to investigate illegal fish introductions is having his research published in …
Steelhead forecast downgraded again
To lousy. There is good and bad news associated with the latest update of projected steelhead returns to the Columbia and Snake rivers. Unfortunately the …
Steelhead life cycle linked to environment, pink salmon abundance
A Simon Fraser University study has found that steelhead trout have a remarkable life-cycle variation that responds to changes in temperature and numbers of other …
New Genetic Research Shows the Legacy of Fish Farm Escapees
Let’s not forget the 250,000 fish that escaped from Cooke Aquaculture’s pens here in the state of Washington. Cooke put out the exact same damage …
Dear Lord, Praying Mantises Can Actually Catch Fish
Praying mantises are what scientists call “generalist” hunters, meaning they eat pretty much whatever they want. Despite their eclectic taste, however, no one has ever …
Hurricane Florence leaves countless dead fish on I-40
Hurricane Florence didn’t merely destroy homes, create mold and make people homeless, it also brought “countless” fish into towns along with the flood waters. As that water …