Unregulated Fish Farms Threaten Salmon Production
US - During this year's Global Week of Action, a week devoted to farmed salmon awareness, the Pew Environment Group raised concern about the creation of...

Salmon Spawning Efforts Complete
US - Fisheries crews have completed an annual salmon spawning operation on Lake Sakakawea after surpassing a 700,000-egg goal.

Food Bank Benefits from Excess Salmon
US - It's looking like a good year for Northwest salmon - at least, for hatchery fish.

Challenge to Removal of Salmon Protection Status
US - A coalition of tribes, conservationists, and commercial fishing groups filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court to block a precedent-setting agency proposal...

Bid to Save Endangered Fish
US - Workshops to gather information on how to save endangered local fish were held in Chico and Sacramento this week.

ISA in Chile Pushes US Salmon Price Higher
US - Consumers can expect to pay more for their favourite fish, salmon, as supplies from Chile are hit by infectious salmon anaemia.

Salmon Return to Skagit River
WASHINGTON, US - Pink and Chinook salmon that have returned to the Skagit River to spawn in numbers that have not been seen for decades.

Skagit River Sees Strong Salmon Returns
US - Although Chinook or King salmon are a threatened species in the Puget Sound, large numbers are being found in the Skagit River.

Recovery Plan for California’s Central Valley
US - NOAA’s Fisheries Service is calling for public input on a draft recovery plan designed to restore and stabilise salmon and steelhead species in California’s...

Salmon to be Restored to San Joaquin
CALIFORNIA, US - Water has begun flowing down the San Joaquin River as part of the settlement to restore the salmon fishery to the channel that has been mostly dry...

Lake Ontario Fish are Safe - But Not Safe Enough
US - Lake Ontario's fish are now safe to eat and the restictions of chinook salmon fishing have been relaxed but the advice is still to limit consumption of fish...

Maine River Re-Opened for Spawning Salmon
MAINE, US - A disused dam has been removed, opening up the Little River to spawning Atlantic salmon.

Oregon Receives Federal Grant for Salmon Recovery
OREGON, US - Federal dollars are welcome to help make up for a drop in state lottery funds.

US Government Wants More Protection for Salmon
US - President Obama's administration has set a tough plan to protect wild salmon in the Pacific Northwest.

First Chinook Reach Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
WASHINGTON, US - Recent rain and higher water levels in Issaquah Creek helped at least 300 chinook salmon return to the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery last week.

New Limits on Pesticide Uses Will Protect Salmon
US - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to place additional limitations on the use of three organophosphate pesticides – chlorpyrifos,...

Concern for Salmon in new Logging Rules
US - New logging rules intended to protect California salmon may do just the opposite, according to federal officials who are considering additional industry monitoring...

EPA Ban on Pesticide Use
US - The Environmental Protection Agency has set new limits on three pesticides commonly used on farms to protect endangered and threatened Pacific salmon.

Infrared Technology Helping To Save Fish
US - A partnership between J.D. Irving Limited and the Canadian Rivers Institute is producing some of the first thermal maps in New Brunswick to protect fragile...

California Unites to Defend its Fish from Industry
US - A broad coalition of fishing, environmental groups and tribes recently filed papers in federal court defending California's native salmon.

Wild Salmon Discovered in New York's Salmon River
US - Scientists recently discovered wild young Atlantic salmon in New York’s Salmon River.

Reintroducing Coho in Washington Counties
PORTLAND - The Bonneville Power Administration will hold two open-house-style public meetings in Leavenworth, Wash., and Twisp, Wash., this week as an initial step...

Using Fish Protein to Study Obesity And Diabetes
US - The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has analysed the nutritional content of hydrolysed fish protein from Atlantic salmon, cod and...

Failing $8 billion Salmon Recovery Reviewed
US - US Representative Jim McDermott has called for a scientific analysis of the federal government’s Northwest salmon recovery effort, saying that most wild stocks...

Decision Due on Conservation Policy
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is to decide on a new policy addressing conservation and recovery of wild salmon and steelhead populations this week...