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A map for including killer whales in NW fisheries managment
Just happened upon this nice synopsis of how WDFW views the various processes by which fishing harvests are governed in the Pacific Northwest. For me, this helps clarify which processes we killer whale advocates could influence to bolster the number … Continue reading
Strong spring chinook run on the Columbia
Here we are in mid-February, a couple weeks into the blackmouth opening in the Salish Sea, and WDFW is opening up recreational fishing for spring (winter?) Chinook running in the Columbia [see today’s email announcement below]. This makes me wonder … Continue reading
A toxics-based biological observing system (tBiOS) for PS
Lyndal Johnson, NWFSC Pre-spawn mortality of salmon is occurring in restored urban streams. It is associated with urban development, road traffic, and storm water runoff, but concentrations of toxics aren’t high enough to account for the convulsions and lethargy. We … Continue reading
Persistent organic pollutants in killer whales
Persistent organic pollutants as chemical tracers for Puget Sound marine biota, Gina Ylitalo Chemical tracers can be used to determine geographic ranges. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like PCBs and PDBEs in Salish Sea herring (3 yr old males collected ’99 … Continue reading
Fish Response to Shoreline Habitats
Jason Toft Comparing along-shore snorkel surveys between cobble beach, sand beach, rip rap, deep rip rap, and overwater structure. We see biggest difference when you have sub-tidal modifications. Gastric lavage of juvenile Chinook: insects dominate in shallow habitats, plankton/benthic dominate … Continue reading
Posted in 2009 Puget Sound Georgia Basin conference, fish, Salmon
Tagged nearshore, restoration, shoreline
Juvenile Chinook use pocket estuaries near natal rivers
Eric Beamer, Juvenile Chinook salmon use of small non-natal estuaries in the Whidbey Basin, eastern Admiralty Inlet, and the San Juan Islands Most of our juveniles are coming from the Skagit, accumulating early in the year (feb-may, some years as … Continue reading
North Kitsap Nearshore Fish
Paul Dorn, Preliminary Results of Beach Seine Sampling in 2007 and 2008. Unmarked coho dominated our seines, particularly in may/june. Coho size about 120-140cm, larger if from hatchery. Lots of juvenile chum in apr/may/june (many more in 2007 than in … Continue reading
Lynne Barre PSGB’09 talk
Implementation of the recovery plan for SRKWs Section 7 consultations: Looking at Federal actions (funding, permiting, regulating) that might affect hydropower (hatchery production), water treatment plants, sewer outfalls, in-water construction, upland projects, habitat restoration, research, tidal and wave energy, etc. … Continue reading
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Health of the Salish Sea: panel discussion
Andrea Copping, Chief Leah George-Wilson, Richard Beamish, Mary Ruckelshaus, Joel Baker Richard Beamish: State of the Salish Sea (Richard Beamish) Warming trends over last 30yrs in Strait of Georgia [SoG] (steady) and Puget Sound (slower) Decline in % early marine … Continue reading
Blackmouth fishing in the San Juans and beyond
Last weekend was the beginning of blackmouth season in Marine Area 7 (the San Juan Archipelago and vicinity). I’ve been wondering if WDFW should encourage fishing for Puget Sound resident Chinook as there are some indications that resident Chinook are … Continue reading
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