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AquaDePTH: Merging Aquatic Disease Surveillance Data into One Useful Tool

AquaDePTH: Merging Aquatic Disease Surveillance Data into One Useful Tool

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is developing the Aquatic Disease and Pathogen Repository (AquaDePTH)  to track, evaluate, and ultimately predict...

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Institutional Biosafety Committee Meeting - December 16, 2025

Institutional Biosafety Committee Meeting - December 16, 2025

The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) advises the Center on the handling of biohazardous materials, and reviews and approves research projects...

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Western Fisheries Research Center Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Meeting - December 2, 2025

Western Fisheries Research Center Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Meeting - December 2, 2025

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is responsible for oversight of the animal care and use program and the components as...

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CANCELED: Institutional Biosafety Committee Meeting - October 14, 2025

CANCELED: Institutional Biosafety Committee Meeting - October 14, 2025

The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) advises the Center on the handling of biohazardous materials, and reviews and approves research projects...

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Solving the Mystery of Sea Star Wasting Disease: A Breakthrough Discovery

Solving the Mystery of Sea Star Wasting Disease: A Breakthrough Discovery

The bacteria causing one of the largest marine species die-offs ever recorded was recently discovered at USGS Western Fisheries Research Center’s...

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Expanding the Science of 6PPD-Quinone: A New Highly Sensitive Species

Expanding the Science of 6PPD-Quinone: A New Highly Sensitive Species

New results from WFRC reveal that coastal cutthroat trout are highly sensitive to 6PPD-quinone, underscoring the need to find alternative chemicals. 

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From Egg to Adult: WFRC’s Work to Support California’s Chinook Salmon Population

From Egg to Adult: WFRC’s Work to Support California’s Chinook Salmon Population

WFRC research provides critical insights into salmon recovery in California’s Sacramento River. 

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Message from the Director: Summer Science

Message from the Director: Summer Science

WFRC continues to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing our ecosystems.

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A Hidden Risk Below the Surface: Monitoring Gas Bubble Trauma in the Columbia River Basin

A Hidden Risk Below the Surface: Monitoring Gas Bubble Trauma in the Columbia River Basin

WFRC scientists are helping protect fish health in the shadow of the West’s largest hydropower dams.

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