Salmon Need Cold Water. We’re Tracking It Across Continents.
From Oregon’s North Coast to Mongolia, our thermal detectives are out in rivers, searching out cold spots. What they’re finding is both sobering and hopeful.
Science Initiatives
Science Initiatives
Our Science program conducts research and draws together the best available information, so that we and our partners can best conserve and sustainably use the North Pacific’s wild salmon ecosystems. We take a networked approach to science, collaborating with scientists, institutions, nonprofit partners, and citizens around the Pacific Rim.
Learn about our recent projects and the implications for wild salmon.
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Meet Dr. Tasha Thompson
Our first Polsky Science Fellow is building a groundbreaking genetics map for Pacific Chinook and steelhead.
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New Research Finds Taimen’s Supersized Strength in DNA
New research from scientists including WSC’s Dr. Matt Sloat suggests that protecting genetic diversity could help save the world’s largest salmonid.
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An Urgent Push for Washington Steelhead Science
To recover Olympic Peninsula steelhead, we need consensus on the science and history of the species’ decline. A new online approach offers Washington Coast steelheaders a chance to get it right.
