Salmon

  October-November 2024

Southfork Nooksack River Outreach

by Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association Staff The transition from spring to summer in the Pacific Northwest marks the time that one of our most iconic species is returning to freshwater across the state — salmon! Entering the river systems as … Continue reading

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  January 2023

Salmon and Orca Recovery Grants Awarded

The Washington State Salmon Recovery Funding Board recently approved nearly $18 million in grants for four large restoration projects around the state. The grants will restore land along rivers in Kittitas and Okanogan Counties, conserve habitat next to a refuge … Continue reading

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  January 2023

Wash. Gets $39.8 Million to Remove Fish Barriers, Restore Salmon Habitat

Senators Cantwell, Murray celebrate NOAA grants aimed at boosting salmon and orca populations — including $456,206 for fish passage barrier planning around Whatcom County In December, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that the agency will award $39,819,704 … Continue reading

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  December 2022

Salmon Farms’ Leases Cancelled

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has ended the remaining two finfish net pen aquaculture leases on Washington’s state-owned aquatic lands. DNR officials informed Cooke Aquaculture that the agency will not renew expired leases for the two remaining … Continue reading

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  Oct/Nov 2021

State Awards Grants to Aid Salmon  Recovery

The grants went to 105 projects in 29 of the state’s 39 counties. The grants will pay for work to restore salmon habitat. Lummi Nation Grant Awarded: $100,000 The Lummi Nation will use this grant to study the feasibility and develop … Continue reading

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  August 2021

Strong Run of Spring Chinook Salmon Predicted

by Alex Morris No word yet on actual numbers … To an outsider, the simple trailer sitting outside the Whatcom Creek hatchery in Maritime Heritage Park may not seem like much. Yet, inside, the renewal of the iconic Pacific Northwest … Continue reading

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  September 2020

State Receives More Than $11 Million in Federal Grants to Benefit Southern Resident Killer Whale and Chinook Recovery

The Washington state Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) today announced the award of more than $11 million in grants to 11 Chinook salmon habitat and hatchery projects from a new grant program under the Pacific Salmon Treaty. NOAA Fisheries is … Continue reading

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  April 2020

Housing Policy is … Salmon Policy?

by David Goldberg How state laws permitting more homes could ease two crises at once. Across the Pacific Northwest, urban sprawl is decimating salmon habitat. Fish scientists who study the effects of urbanization on salmon, steelhead and orcas are unanimous: … Continue reading

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  December 2018

Could Anchovies and Other Fish Take Pressure Off Salmon and Steelhead?

by Christopher Dunagan Part 3 Editor’s Note: This series was originally published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. An intensive research program in the United States and Canada is studying why so few salmon in the Salish Sea are returning … Continue reading

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  October-November 2018

Size Means Survival for Young Salmon

by Christopher Dunagan Part 2 This series was originally published in the Encyclopedia of Puget Sound. An intensive research program in the United States and Canada is studying why so few salmon in the Salish Sea are returning home to … Continue reading

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