A guiding principle of our research and science initiatives is that first-hand information about where fish live and how they use their habitat can, within the framework of existing resource management laws, lead to significant improvements in aquatic ecosystem protection. We use primary data from our field studies throughout the region as a platform for advocacy and public education, and to improve basic understanding of the natural and anthropogenic processes influencing the health of wild fish populations.
In 2009, Wild Fish Conservancy started a research program to help shed light on the Clayoquot salmon crisis. The reasons for salmon declines are undoubtedly complex. As a first step, WFC plans to determine if sea lice may be part of the problem.
An assessment to determine the extent and distribution of juvenile-fish use and migration in nearshore marine habitats along the western shore of Whidbey Island in Puget Sound
Spawning serverys were conducted in Whatcom, King and Thurston Counties to identify occurrences of pre-spawn mortality and the land use and GIS features that overlapped with those occurrences.
Wild Fish Conservancy completed spawning surveys in Snohomish County examining dead coho for pre-spawn mortality and high egg retention.
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