In B.C., a Salmon Fishery Closure Opens the Door to Reform
On British Columbia’s Central Coast, a failing chum fishery left a wide wake of unintended impacts. Now there’s hope that a years-long pause can help rebuild the region’s wild fish runs.
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The Elliott Close to New Role as Key Research Forest
Oregon’s oldest state forest will finally be unshackled from logging to fund schools, and protected by strong and durable conservation commitments.
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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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Hot or Not? On the Quillayute River, Tribal Scientists Test the Water
Cold water is critical for fish, but getting good data is harder than you think. On the Olympic Peninsula, the Quileute Tribe is leading the way.
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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.
