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NOAA Fisheries

  • From the President

    Public Servants: An appreciation

    I could name three dozen public servants who continue to inspire and motivate me, across many federal agencies.

    Celebrating the good work of our federal agency partners When I was beginning my conservation career in the 1990s, a distinguished research hydrologist named Jack King let me stay with him in Idaho for a few months. It was there I had my first (and last) artichoke. When my actual talent was betrayed by my…

  • Dam Removal Snake River Snake River dams

    Salmon Recovery Must be Built on Ambitious, Achievable Goals Instead of Bare Minimums

    Man with a net pulls in a large salmon from a white water stream rushing through a narrow rock formation. The man's biceps are impressive.

    The communities and ecosystem of the Columbia River Basin need healthy and harvestable salmon and steelhead populations. Haley Ohms and Rob Masonis Efforts to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin have been ongoing for more than three decades, since Snake River sockeye salmon were first protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1991.  …

  • From the field Dam Removal

    Freeing the Eel

    TU and partners sue to protect endangered salmon and steelhead as California dams await decommissioning The Eel River is the last, best hope for recovery of wild salmon and steelhead in California. But two old, fish-killing dams on the Eel block access to over 200 miles of high-quality spawning and nursery habitat in the headwaters…

  • Conservation Barriers Featured

    Riding the Skunk Train

    TU-led partnership with historic railroad restores key salmon habitat on California's north coast Trout Unlimited works with many different types of partners in developing and completing stream restoration projects. Mining and timber companies, ranchers and wine grape growers, private landowners and water suppliers are among the diverse entities that make possible TU's efforts to enhance…