Salmon

KUOW Newsroom

The Salish Sea: An imperiled wonder of the Northwest

‘This report was essentially a synthesis of the science in the region, but the next step would be to develop policy and regulatory structures that would lead to more protection of this ecosystem.’

The Record

May 5th | What a decade’s worth of whale poop tells researchers about their health

Find out how whale feces is saving the endangered killer whale. Swedish Hospital launches a Black Birth Empowerment Initiative, and the Tulalip Tribes are relocating ‘nuisance’ beavers to help protect the ecosystem.

Seattle Now

Seattle Now: A new vision for the Northwest

There’s a giant environment and energy proposal in congress that would reinvision a huge chunk of the West, including Washington. It comes from a surprising place: a Republican from a conservative rural district in Idaho.

Scientists pinpoint chemical that’s been killing coho salmon. It comes from tires

Want to avoid poisoning salmon with your toxic tire dust? Here's how

KUOW Newsroom

Seals love devouring salmon at Ballard Locks. One way to stop them: Tail-slapping noises

Seals eat a lot of salmon as the fish migrate through the Ballard Locks’ fish ladder to try to reach spawning grounds on the other side. For decades, humans have been trying different ways to keep seals and sea lions away from the fish ladder. Now, scientists are trying a new method to outsmart the seals.

KUOW Newsroom

Rare treat: endangered orcas return to home waters in search of scarce salmon

After six weeks away from its usual summer splashing grounds, the southern resident killer whales’ J pod returned en masse to the west side of San Juan Island Tuesday morning.

KUOW Newsroom

60-year-old Washington state dam is being blasted to pieces to let fish swim free

Once the crews have finished their work, the Nooksack Dam will be gone, and Chinook salmon and other fish will be able to travel to the river’s upper reaches.

KUOW Newsroom

The scramble to help Chinook salmon past landslide danger zone

One of the most important food sources for the Northwest’s endangered orcas was devastated by a rockslide.