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Congratulations to Dr. Paul Hershberger for Winning this Issue’s Photo Contest!

Congratulations to Dr. Paul Hershberger for Winning this Issue’s Photo Contest!

USGS Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC), Supervisory Research Fish Biologist, Dr. Paul Hershberger, is the winner of this issues’ photo contest...

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Directors Message: Knowledge Transfer is Vital to the Success of New Ventures in Fish Passage and Reintroduction

Directors Message: Knowledge Transfer is Vital to the Success of New Ventures in Fish Passage and Reintroduction

There are many unique challenges posed in fish passage and reintroduction projects, and knowledge transfer is critical to their success.

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If You Build It, They Will Swim—New Swim Flume Gives Insight into Fish Disease, Swimming Performance, and Fitness

If You Build It, They Will Swim—New Swim Flume Gives Insight into Fish Disease, Swimming Performance, and Fitness

Scientists at the Western Fisheries Research Center, Marrowstone Marine Field Station have designed a fish swim flume to investigate the effects of...

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Photo Contest Winner! By Air and by Sea, Pacific Herring Research is Underway in Alaska

Photo Contest Winner! By Air and by Sea, Pacific Herring Research is Underway in Alaska

Our photo contest winner is Ashley MacKenzie, for bringing multiple images to us from research in Alaska.

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Western Fisheries Research Center at National American Fisheries Society Meeting

Western Fisheries Research Center at National American Fisheries Society Meeting

This August, the National American Fisheries Society met in Spokane, WA, for the 152nd annual meeting.  Fisheries managers, biologists, professors...

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Director's Message

Director's Message

One of our most significant challenges in environmental science and management is convincing humanity that its worth changing our behaviors to improve...

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Unraveling the Mysteries of Wild Fish Populations – Deducing Marine Disease Impacts in Fisheries Stocks

Unraveling the Mysteries of Wild Fish Populations – Deducing Marine Disease Impacts in Fisheries Stocks

Determining the causes of natural mortality in wild marine fish populations is extremely challenging. Scientists at WFRC and University of Washington...

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