Conservation advocacy group Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC) plans to sue NOAA Fisheries after the agency missed deadlines for responding to its petition seeking Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections ...

“Spring-run Chinook are truly king salmon, magnificent fish prized for their size and ... We did not take the filing of this petition lightly, and carefully considered the facts and science before ...

In response to a petition by the Native Fish Society, Center for Biological Diversity and Umpqua Watersheds, the National Marine Fisheries Service determined today that the Oregon Coast and southern ...

Unlike Biggs orcas that prey primarily on pinnipeds (i.e., seals & sea lions), SRKWs eat fish and prefer to eat Pacific Northwest salmon, specifically Chinook salmon, the largest and fattiest ...

Researchers at Portland State University have discovered microplastics in the edible tissue of several Pacific Northwest fish ...

Plans to make the hydroelectric dam north of Mayo fish-friendly don't include measures to help chinook salmon, a fisheries biologist says. Lars Jessup, who often works with the First Nation of ...