Science

Juvenile Chinook salmon

Our research program at the WFRC is built around three strategic science directions: Aquatic Animal Health, Drivers of Ecosystem Change, and Restoration Ecology and Species Recovery. These directions are interrelated and often overlapping.

Detection Protocols - Renibacterium salmoninarum

Protocols for the Detection of Renibacterium salmoninarum in salmon

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Histopathology of Selected Parasitic Salmonid Diseases: A Color Atlas

A collection of 77 photomicrographs compiled by the late William T. Yasutake

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WFRC Laboratory Quick Links

Links provided to WFRC Laboratories

Aquatic Animal Health

Drivers of Ecosystem Change

Restoration Ecology and Species Recovery

Science Topics

Anadromous Fish

Anthropogenic Effects

Bacteriology

Behavioral Ecology

Biotelemetry

Climate Change Impacts

Dam Passage and Survival

Dam Removal

Disease Data and Information Management

Disease Investigation

Disease Risk Assessment

Disease Surveillance

Early Detection Rapid Response

Environmental Monitoring

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Education

A coloring page showing two scientists with labels identifying parts of their field outfit.

I Am A(n)...Ichthyologist I Am A(n)...Ichthyologist

I Am A(n) ... Ichthyologist is part of our "I Am A..." series of USGS whiteboard animations that highlight USGS careers. The concept is to show "what society (or my mom) thinks I do" compared with "what I really do." One image captures a more whimsical representation of a "scientist" in the field and the second demonstrates a more accurate representatio