Scott | November 17, 2009

TweetSometimes I wander around the web (and my mind) hoping for a bit of inspiration. Recently I happened upon a 9 year old paper/report (Upstream) on Pacific Northwest salmon by The National Academy of Sciences that was complemented this morning by an AP news headline proclaiming “Judge raises concerns over Columbia salmon plan.”  In that [...]

Category: Commentary, conservation, Endangered species, fish, Human Threats, Salmon, Wildlife, Wildlife management | 2 Comments »
Tags: Endangered species, Salmon, salmon problem, snakeriver

Scott | June 25, 2009

Tweet Added a new video that I dug up at the California Department of Water Resources. The video and excerpt was originally published at Thriving Oceans and showcases the new technique for saving salmon in the delta.  “Preliminary results show that an experimental, non-physical fish barrier is working to help keep young Chinook salmon and steelhead in a more [...]

Category: fish, Wildlife management | No Comments »
Tags: chinook, conservation, fish, Salmon, steelhead

Scott | June 8, 2009

Tweet I wish I could remember the exact quote and context, but I was intrigued by the sheer  denial of a salmon farmer’s claim that the aquacultured fish were not endangering wild stocks.  I guess the preservation of the business drives the  denunciation but there has been many peer-reviewed publications over the years presenting evidence [...]

Category: fish, Human Threats, Oceans, Salmon, Wildlife, Wildlife management | 1 Comment »
Tags: aquaculture, fish farms, fish parasite, Salmon, salmon farms, sea cage, sea lice, wild fish

Scott | February 21, 2009

Tweet At one time California’s Central Valley witnessed the return of adult Chinook salmon 3/4 of a million strong. By 2007, the returning population making the trek from the Pacific Ocean through the San Francisco Bay and spawning in the Sacramento River had declined to 90,000. And with the season ending in 2008, the numbers [...]

Category: Salmon | 1 Comment »
Tags: chinook salmon, National Marine Fisheries Service, Salmon