Fish & Wildlife

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Environment

Can fish and dams coexist on the Skagit River? New plan may be first step

Seattle City Light has released a new plan for managing three hydroelectric dams on the Skagit River. The dams provide 20% of Seattle’s electric power, and have been the subject of a series of lawsuits by tribes arguing that the dams stop salmon from flourishing.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Environment

Northern and southern resident orcas hunt differently. New study could help orca numbers

According to a new study from the University of Washington and NOAA Fisheries, northern and southern resident orcas, who live in the Salish Sea have different fish hunting patterns.
Natalie Akane Newcomb
Environment

It's a good day to celebrate Billy Frank Jr.

Billy Frank Jr. led protests for tribal fishing rights across Washington in the 60s and 70s. He was arrested more than 50 times starting at age 14. And his efforts helped lead to a landmark supreme court decision that honored tribal treaty rights. It’s why today several Northwest tribes, schools and public agencies celebrate him today, which includes Washington State Parks.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Science

Parasites have a bad rap but play an important role in the animal kingdom

New research points to a steep decline of parasites in Puget Sound fish. Climate change is the likely culprit.
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson
Health

Some fish in King County aren't safe to eat. How do you warn the right people?

Yellow perch, cutthroat trout, a couple of species of bass — in Lakes Washington, Sammamish, and Meridian these fish are not safe to eat.
Eilís O'Neill
Environment

3 fish from 3 King County lakes that you should not eat

If you’re fishing in Lake Washington and you catch a cutthroat trout — don’t eat it. The largemouth bass in Lake Sammamish and the smallmouth bass in Lake Meridian are also not healthy choices.
Eilís O'Neill
Environment

Bracing for the economic fallout after the collapse of the Bering Sea crab season

Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers Executive Director Jamie Goen joins Soundside to talk about the potential economic disaster of their canceled crab seasons.
Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz

Jason Burrows
Environment

Bird flu suspected of killing at least 400 geese in Washington state last week
Angela King
Environment

The case of the dying newts: an Olympic Peninsula mystery

I can’t tell you where I interviewed Max Lambert, but I can tell you what we saw. It wasn’t pretty.
John Ryan
Business

'It's simply devastating in ways that many people don't realize' – Alaska cancels crab seasons

On Monday, Alaska officials made an unprecedented announcement. For the first time ever, they canceled the winter snow crab harvest in the Bering Sea. They also nixed the fall Bristol Bay red king crab harvest for the second year in a row.
Libby Denkmann

Sarah Leibovitz

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