Entries in salmon (11)
Still Threatened and Endangered
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 12:01AM ![]()
Based on a recently completed review, NOAA Fisheries Service has determined that all 13 Columbia River basin salmon and steelhead stocks now listed under the Endangered Species Act will retain their listing classification as either threatened or endangered.
LINK (Via: Columbia Basin Bulletin)
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News Adios El Nino
Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 7:07AM This spring El Niño conditions have weakened gradually after a winter of mild sea surface temperatures, now scientists at the National Weather Service have announced that the Pacific has officially entered La Niña conditions.
The last two occurances of La Niña conditions have coincided with record breaking returns of both salmon and steelhead in watersheds from Oregon to Vancouver Island.
LINK (Via: Osprey Steelhead News)
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Environment Scientists one step closer to fully sequencing the salmon genome
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 12:00AM 
I wonder what kind of new frankenfish the aquaculture industry will be able to develop once they have the keys to the entire salmonid genetic code.
Genome BC partnered with the Chilean Economic Development Agency, InnovaChile, Norwegian Research Council, Norwegian Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund to form the International Cooperation to Sequence the Atlantic Salmon Genome (the Cooperation).
LINK (Via: SIFY News)
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Science Documenting salmon in Alaska's most threatened watershed
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 12:00AM By the time their 2009 field season was over, the women had nominated 64 new miles of salmon stream for inclusion in the anadromous waters catalog.
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