Go Undercover With Northwest Shellfish Detectives OLYMPIA, Wash. – A man and woman drive a blue pickup to the back of a Chinese restaurant. A man approaches them with a scale as the woman pulls a bag... Katie Campbell | EarthFix
Poaching 100-Year-Old Geoducks For Big Money Of all the shellfish that sell on the black market, one clam is above the rest -- the geoduck. Pronounced gooey-duck, these hefty clams bury themselves... Katie Campbell | EarthFix
Sturgeon Poachers Angle For Caviar On The Columbia The high value of caviar is driving poachers to an inventive way to cash in on giant sturgeon in the Columbia River: They lash live fish with ropes to... Cassandra Profita
Critter CSI: This Forensics Lab Solves Crimes Against Wildlife Laura Daugherty balances a small tray on one gloved hand, like a waiter at black-tie restaurant. Today’s main course is ring-necked pheasant – freshly... Jes Burns
The Makah Whale Hunt Seen Through The Lens Of History Ross Reynolds talks to historian Joshua Reid about his new book, a history of the Makah tribe titled, “The Sea is My Country: The Maritime World of the... Ross Reynolds
Northwest Poachers Rarely Caught And Lightly Punished LA PINE, Oregon – The doe wandered across the wrong property. What’s left of her was a blood stain in a bathtub. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Trooper Darin... Tony Schick
This Sea Snail Is Tasty, Pretty And Poached To The Brink MUKILTEO, Wash. – In a dark fish tank at a government-run lab, a striking sea snail slowly inches from its hiding spot. It’s a pinto abalone, and its... Ashley Ahearn
Inside Washington State’s Geoduck Auction OLYMPIA, Wash. – Each year the Washington Department of Natural Resources auctions off permission to harvest geoduck (those long, rubber-necked... Evelyn Osborn Katie Campbell | EarthFix
Jellyfish Boom As Little Fish Disappear In Puget Sound Little fish are disappearing from much of Puget Sound, according to a new study. These are the fish that orcas and salmon depend on, and they’re being... John Ryan
Why Did USDA Respond So Slowly To Washington Salmonella Cases? David Hyde speaks with Oregonian reporter Lynne Terry about her recent story about salmonella outbreaks involving Foster Farms called "A Game of Chicken... David Hyde
