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Sustainably harvested salmon from the fish trap are now available at Seattle’s most renowned seafood restaurants. In September and October, James Beard award-winning Chef Renee
Sustainably harvested salmon from the fish trap are now available at Seattle’s most renowned seafood restaurants. In September and October, James Beard award-winning Chef Renee
Thanks to our members, supporters, and funders, fishing is underway at the fish trap near Cathlamet, WA. Since late-August, Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC), the Washington
Wild Fish Conservancy’s (WFC) field research team is back on the lower Columbia River near Cathlamet, Washington to advance research of a modified commercial fish
Wild Fish Conservancy’s Dr. Nick Gayeski explains his latest work to develop an individual-based eco-genetic model of Chinook salmon in order to improve our understanding of how harvest in the mixed-stock ocean fishery is changing wild Chinook that Southern Resident killer whales, coastal communities, and our region’s ecosystem depend on.
We are proud to share a brand new fish trap video made in conjunction with North Fork Studios! Featuring local commercial fishers, processors, and Seattle’s
A lawsuit filed today in Seattle’s federal courthouse alleges the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is in violation of the Endangered Species Act for
For Wild Fish Conservancy’s (WFC) field research staff, there was a lot to celebrate as 2019 drew to a close. In November, WFC wrapped up
Days before having to defend themselves in court, Cooke Aquaculture has agreed to settle a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed by Wild Fish Conservancy as
Hatchery salmon selectively harvested from the fish trap are making their way across the country to high-end restaurants and markets, steadily building a reputation for
Work is underway at the Columbia River fish trap, with Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC), local commercial fishers, processors, fish buyers, and the Washington Department of
Fish trap research during the spring and early-summer seasons is now complete in the lower Columbia River, and preliminary results are in for survival of
WFC’s 2017 research on the Columbia River fish trap has been peer-reviewed and published in the journal of Fisheries!
We are happy to announce that Wild Fish Conservancy staff are once again hip deep in the Columbia River for our fourth year of commercial fish trap research.
We’re proud to share this new video with you, a short film made in conjunction with North Fork Studios that highlights the incredible progress being made on
In 2016 and 2017, WFC biologists evaluated post-release survival of Chinook salmon and steelhead from an experimental fish trap. The research proved promising – with
Wild Fish Conservancy and Center for Biological Diversity send notice of intent to sue over the federal management of salmon fisheries that ignores the prey needs of endangered Southern Resident killer whales.
In anticipation of another year of research out on the Columbia, we’ve put together an informative and visual overview of our efforts to develop selective
Wild Fish Conservancy’s Pound Net Project is ongoing, and we’re currently preparing for future projects. In the meantime, we invite you to watch this short
A paper by Wild Fish Conservancy’s Dr. Nick Gayeski proposing a forward-looking, sustainable management approach to global salmon fisheries was published in Fisheries journal.
Earlier this month, the world lost an incredible fisheries biologist, husband, son, brother, father, and friend. James Fletcher Healy passed away in his home on March 5, 2018, surrounded by friends and
In a newly published paper, scientists form WFC, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, and the University of Montana propose an alternative ‘place-based’ framework for certifying wild salmon that recognizes the ecological connection between wild salmon and the natal watersheds to which they are locally adapted.
WFC restates concern and findings of an exotic virus found in escaped farmed Atlantic salmon in Puget Sound after WA Fish and Wildlife attempted to mischaracterized and downplay the virus they failed to detect.
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