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Metabolic disruption due to contaminant exposure (Characterizing the toxicity...
This is an ongoing series of studies to examine the toxicity of various common contaminants that have the potential to affect metabolic homeostasis in salmon. We have completed... -
Household and Business Data (Community Economic Survey)
To fulfill National Standard 8 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the Northwest Fisheries Science Center is collecting economic data in seven U.S.... -
Kudoa Images (Prevalence of Kudoa in Puget Sound salmon net pens)
The goal of this study is to assess the extent that net pen salmon in Puget Sound are infected with the Kudoa parasite. Farming Atlantic salmon is a major aquaculture operation... -
DWH damage assessment on marine species (Toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons (...
The Ecotox Program is at the forefront, nationally and internationally, of targeted research to characterize the impacts of petroleum hydrocarbons on NOAA trust resources,... -
Population Models (Impacts of urban runoff (toxic stormwater) on salmon and t...
The Ecotox Program is at the forefront of research to understand the impacts of toxic stormwater runoff on NOAA trust resources, including salmon that spawn in urban and... -
Bonneville Power Administration Annual Reports (Growth Modulation in Chinook ...
Reasonable and Prudent Alternative (RPA) 63.2 of FCRPS Biological Opinion calls for determining the effects of implementing hatchery reforms on salmon and steelhead populations... -
Zebrafish gene expression, histology, blood domoic acid level, and behavioral...
The potential impacts of chronic algal toxin exposure have long been a concern. One HAB toxin, domoic acid (DA), is a potent neurotoxin that interacts with the vertebrate... -
Contaminants, lipids, fatty acids, and stable isotopes in tissues of various ...
The Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) was established in 1992 under Title IV of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The MMHSRP operates in... -
IVC NASC Values (Inter-Vessel Calibration (IVC) Data Processing)
The primary goal of IVC data processing is to determine if there were differences in acoustic measurements between the former survey vessel (the NOAA ship Miller Freeman) and... -
Vibrio ecology (Identifying Environmental Determinants Favorable for the Pres...
In a tri-coastal collaborative study, the population densities of vibrios are being determined in the Mississippi Sound, Puget Sound, Chesapeake Bay, and Timbalier Bay. Sea... -
Physical (Elwha River Dam Removal Study)
This study examines the ecosystem response of the Elwha River to the removal of the Elwha River dams. We will measure the following attributes of ecosystem response: Biological... -
Fish abundance, composition, distribution (Recolonization of the Cedar River,...
The objective of this study is to quantify population, community, and ecosystem level changes as a result of salmon recolonization of the Cedar River, WA above Landsburg Dam.... -
Shellfish harvest (Puget Sound Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Project)
The NWFSC is undertaking a social science research project to assess the behavior of individual shellfish harvesters in response to the opening and closing of individual... -
Snake River fall Chinook reproductive success (Juvenile life history changes ...
This population historically migrated as subyearling smolts, but in recent years, the yearling life history has become more common. Environmental conditions associated with dams... -
CBOS damage assessment on Pacific herring (Toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons...
The Ecotox Program is at the forefront, nationally and internationally, of targeted research to characterize the impacts of petroleum hydrocarbons on NOAA trust resources,... -
Social Cultural Data (Social Impacts of Catch Shares in the West Coast Ground...
Catch shares are one method of catch allocation utilized by fisheries managers in the United States West Coast groundfish fishery. Catch share management results in social... -
Temperature (Live Hauling of Fish)
In certain markets, live fish can be sold for substantially higher prices than fresh dressed fish. A significant live-haul industry has developed in the U.S. and fish are... -
Water Analyses (Neurobehavioral impacts of copper on juvenile salmon)
Research support for various aspects of NOAA (NWR, HQ Office of Protected Resources, NOS Coastal Services Center) for copper related to the harmful impacts of urban stormwater... -
Salish Sea Genetics (Salish Sea genetic inventory)
Salish Sea comprises most of the Puget Sound water area. Fish species assemblages are diverse, with discrete populations occupying various ecological niches. Genetic changes to... -
Experimental streams (Recolonization of the Cedar River, WA by Pacific salmon)
The objective of this study is to quantify population, community, and ecosystem level changes as a result of salmon recolonization of the Cedar River, WA above Landsburg Dam....