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Transient killer whale range - Satellite tagging of West Coast transient killer whales to determine range and movement patterns
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Transient killers whales inhabit the West Coast of the United States. Their range and movement patterns are difficult to ascertain, but are vital to understanding... -
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Oxygen Uptake - Live Hauling of Fish
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In certain markets, live fish can be sold for substantially higher prices than fresh dressed fish. A significant live-haul industry has developed in the U.S. and fish... -
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Analyses of water and tissue samples - Evaluating the impacts of pesticides on ESA-listed salmon and their habitats
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Long-running science support for the agency (Office of Protected Resources, others) related to the use of modern pesticides throughout the United States as a limiting... -
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Sablefish GI microbiome & histology - Incorporating Gastrointestinal Microbiome Analysis into Fish Nutritional Assessments
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Sustainable culture of sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) is an active research area at NWFSC, with a primary objective of rearing a human food source under healthy,... -
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PNW cetacean muscle biochemistry - Muscle Myoglobin Content and Acid Buffering Capacity of Cetaceans from the Pacific Northwest to Assess Dive Capacity and the Development of Diving Capabilities
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project assesses the development of two important skeletal muscle adaptations for diving (enhanced myoglobin content and acid buffering capacities) in a range of... -
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Post-Haul Mortality - Live Hauling of Fish
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In certain markets, live fish can be sold for substantially higher prices than fresh dressed fish. A significant live-haul industry has developed in the U.S. and fish... -
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Dissolved Oxygen - Live Hauling of Fish
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In certain markets, live fish can be sold for substantially higher prices than fresh dressed fish. A significant live-haul industry has developed in the U.S. and fish... -
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Migration of steelhead - Genetic Basis of Migratory Tendency and Life History Plasticity in Oncorhynchus mykiss
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Steelhead population abundance is depressed throughout much of its southern range, and several Distinct Population Segments (DPSs) are listed as threatened or... -
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Southern California Hook and Line Survey - 2020 Southern California Shelf Rockfish Hook and Line Survey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Fisheries Research Survey team proposes to conduct the annual Shelf Rockfish Hook and Line Survey during September-October 2020. The survey is an ongoing... -
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Killer Whale Genetic Data - Incidence of inbreeding and inbreeding depression in Southern Resident Killer Whales
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The southern residents face several well-documented external threats. However, the population might also be subject to internal factors that limit population growth,... -
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Elwha genetics - Elwha river salmonid genetics
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Elwha Dams have been removed, with fish restoration to occur in areas previously inaccessible to salmonids. Fish recovery anticipates that genetic changes will... -
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Physical - Elwha River Dam Removal Study
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project monitors ecosystem response to dam removals on the Elwha River, Washington State. The Elwha Dam removal project is the largest project of its kind in the... -
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Killer whale morphology - Variation in morphology of killer whale ecotypes
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
We are using elliptic Fourier analysis to determine the patterns of variation in morphology of dorsal fin shape, saddle patch shape, and eye patch shape of resident,... -
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Total Ammonia Nitrogen (TAN) - Live Hauling of Fish
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In certain markets, live fish can be sold for substantially higher prices than fresh dressed fish. A significant live-haul industry has developed in the U.S. and fish... -
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Un-ionized Ammonia (UIA) - Live Hauling of Fish
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In certain markets, live fish can be sold for substantially higher prices than fresh dressed fish. A significant live-haul industry has developed in the U.S. and fish... -
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Chum and pink salmon genetics - Genetic and life history variation of southern chum and pink salmon
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The distribution of genetic and life history variation in chum (Oncorhynchus keta) and pink (O. gorbuscha) salmon in their southern range in North America is key to... -
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Lewis Steelhead Genetics - Lewis River Steelhead Reintroduction
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Rainbow trout and steelhead consist of the same species and often inhabit the similar habitat types within the same watershed. Although their life histories differ... -
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CBOS damage assessment on Pacific herring - Toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons (PAHs) to fish early life stages
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Ecotox Program is at the forefront, nationally and internationally, of targeted research to characterize the impacts of petroleum hydrocarbons on NOAA trust... -
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Vibrio population structure - Genetic and population structure analysis of clinical and environmental Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) is a marine bacterium capable of causing severe gastroenteritis in humans, usually through the consumption of raw shellfish. Before 1995,... -
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Pacific Northwest Salmon Habitat Project Database - Salmon habitat restoration metrics for recovery science
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Throughout the Pacific Northwest, stream habitat degradation has been cited as a factor contributing to the decline and ESA listing of of Pacific Salmon. Thus, stream...
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