Kevin Lester, a geographic information systems specialist who worked on the project, said the idea came about due to the decline of species off the B.C. coast.

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 156 salmonid boats and 514 Washington bank rods were tallied on June 28.

Idaho’s rivers have long been a haven for anglers chasing the thrill of landing a Chinook salmon, but 2025 has brought some ...

The Umpqua River, along with Smith and North Fork Smith rivers, has special regulations this fall due to low returns of both ...

A federal judge has given NOAA four months to make a Endangered Species Act listing determination for two distinct ...

Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.

On recommendation from CDFW and industry, the National Marine Fisheries Service took in-season action to close the remaining ...

The United States’ National Marine Fisheries Service finalized a new science-based rebuilding plan to recover the overfished ...

Following a lawsuit filed by a coalition of conservation groups, a U.S. district court has set deadlines for NOAA Fisheries ...

A vitamin deficiency linked to an enzyme found in anchovies that breaks down Vitamin B1, or thiamine, is threatening the ...

The National Marine Fisheries Service, or NOAA Fisheries, will determine whether spring-run Chinook salmon in the Pacific ...

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