Something Fishy from the Western Fisheries Research Center - Spring 2022
Welcome to our first issue of the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center newsletter, “Something Fishy!” It includes a message from our new Center Director; cool new science targeting the impact of increasing artificial light at night; the dramatic increase of invasive green crab in Washington State; Willamette River work; and a spotlight on biologist, Summer Burdick, for Women’s History month.
Science Supporting Water Management Decisions and Pacific Salmon Enhancement in the Willamette River Basin
Science supporting water management decisions and Pacific salmon enhancement in the Willamette River Basin
Shedding Some Light on the Issue: Investigating How Artificial Light at Night Impacts Endangered Salmon
Artificial light at night has an impact on fish behavior, altering their patterns of feeding, migrating, and predator avoidance.
WFRC Science Featured in Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon Field Guide
March is Women's History Month! Watch this story about work to save endangered suckers in the Klamath Basin, featuring WFRC Fish Biologist, Summer Burdick!
Science
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.