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Search Results for: salmon
Northern resident bounty this year?
This just in from salmonuniversity.com: Forecasts are great for the Queen Charlotte’s and the Nushagak in 2009 Canadian Fisheries claims the water temperature is the coldest in 11 years and the ocean conditions are perfect for setting up huge runs … Continue reading
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Tagged chinook, coho, nushagak, queen charlotte's
More dams coming to British Columbia rivers?
First I’ve heard of this, but the idea of damming the Hamathko seems sacrilegious. The heads of those distant inlets and fjords are deep wilderness in my mind, gateways to the fantastic icefields of Mount Waddington and beyond. Is there … Continue reading
A step towards ecosystem-based management?
Long Live the Kings announced in Dec 2008 an effort to implement internal changes at WDFW to manage salmon in an “All-H” framework — one that integrates decisions about Hatcheries, Harvest, and Habitat. Perhaps this is a step towards the … Continue reading
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$37.5M to help feed southern residents
It will be fascinating to see how this money is actually spent. The article mentions using part of the $30M to retire licenses from commercial troll fishers. I’m guessing the $15M ($7.5M from Canada and the same from the U.S.) … Continue reading
No new orcas in late 2008
This is a pretty general treatment of endangered species with a nice from-the-field synopsis of prey/fecal sampling by KUOW intern Irene Naguchi, but it didn’t deliver what I expected — new information derived from the fecal sampling. The main news … Continue reading
Ocean conditions promising future orca food
Some good news re offshore productivity in 2008, though the southern residents may not see the benefits for a couple years… clipped from www.oregonlive.com Oregon ocean conditions best for fish in 50 years After several years of poor ocean conditions … Continue reading
Could leader change at BPA help orcas?
This editorial gives a glimpse into the uppercrust of the BPA and ponders whether President Obama and Energy Secretary Chu will alter the BPA leadership. Could this be an opportunity for a dramatic acceleration in the re-balancing of the Northwest’s … Continue reading
Blackmouth and blackfish in Seattle
J, K, and members of L pod have been down in central and south Puget Sound quite a bit thus far this November and December. The nice sighting maps at Orca Network show they’ve been sighted as far south as … Continue reading
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Chinook swim bladder smaller than sockeye & coho?
clipped from sciencenow.sciencemag.org Sounds Like My Favorite Fish By Phil BerardelliScienceNOW Daily News12 November 2008 Some of the killer whales off the coast of Washington state are picky eaters, preferring Chinook salmon even though the coho and sockeye varieties are … Continue reading
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Interim WDFW Director heads North of Falcon process
I’ve been wondering who herds the cats during the North of Falcon process. We orca advocates should start understanding and interacting with the process, ultimately so that the southern residents have a place at the table! clipped from wdfw.wa.gov December … Continue reading
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