Salmon & Steelhead Journal

New Research Shows Importance Of February Upwelling To Pacific Coast Fish, Seabirds
Scientists have long known that wind-driven "upwelling" during the spring and summer along the Pacific Coast is critical for bringing deep, nutrient-rich water to the surface and fertilizing plankton blooms that form the base of the marine food web.
CBB Shorts:
CBB Shorts: Response To Climate Change; Association Of Power Biologists; Giant Palouse Earthworm
Report: Mussel Invasion In Upper Snake Likely; Economic Risk 'Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars'
The total estimated cost of a zebra or quagga mussel invasion of the upper Snake River is subject to much uncertainty, but one thing's for sure -- it won't be cheap, according to an economic report released Thursday.
Daily Sockeye Counts Decline At Bonneville; Over 323,00 Reach Rock Island Dam
Another commercial outing was approved for tribal commercial fishers who are targeting a record sockeye salmon run, as well as an ebbing summer chinook and budding steelhead returns to the Columbia River basin.
Umatilla Tribes Show BPA Officials Progress, Benefits Of Accord Fish Projects
Bonneville Power Administration officials were recently shown on-the-ground results of the 10-year Columbia Basin Fish Accords -- a spring chinook salmon in a newly scoured pool on Meacham Creek on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in northeast Oregon.
With Low-Water Conditions Libby Dam Spill Test Didn't Move Many Kootenai River Sturgeon
Last month's efforts to boost white sturgeon spawning on the Kootenai River were not as successful as hoped, mainly because of this year's low-water conditions, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official said Thursday.
Council Recommends Funding For Projects Addressing Bass Predation, Wild v. Hatchery, Harvest Data
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council on Wednesday recommended funding for three projects that aim to fill needs of either the May 2008 Federal Columbia River Power system biological opinion or a Columbia Basin Fish Accord.
Warm Springs Tribal Member Selected As New Chairman Of Columbia Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Bruce Jim, a Warm Springs tribal member, has been selected by officials from the Umatilla, Yakama, Nez Perce and Warm Springs tribes to lead the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission as its new chair.
Instrument Array, Seaglider Deployed To Study Ocean Acidification Off Washington Waters
The most sophisticated array of instruments ever put in Washington waters has been mounted on a buoy and Seaglider that was deployed this week off the coast near La Push, in water that typically makes its way into Puget Sound.
Basin's Booming Sockeye Return Brings New Record For Listed Snake River Fish; 1,291 At Lower Granite
The overall 2010 Columbia River basin sockeye salmon return and its small, endangered Snake River component are now setting records with every spawner counted passing upstream up and over hydro projects.