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Chinook Bycatch - Contemporary Salmon Genetic Stock Composition Estimates
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The purpose of this project is to measure and monitor impacts on ESA-listed populations and to estimate overall Chinook salmon stock composition in bycatch associated... -
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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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POPs, Fatty acids, lipid and Stable Isotopes data - The behavioral ecology of deep-diving odontocetes in the Bahamas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project will use a unique set of individual-based data to quantify and model the behavioral ecology of six Department of Defense priority cetacean species in the... -
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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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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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Behavioral observations - Neurobehavioral impacts of copper on juvenile salmon
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Research support for various organizations in NOAA (Northwest Regional Office (NWR), HQ Office of Protected Resources, National Ocean Service (NOS) Coastal Services... -
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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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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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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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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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Social Cultural Data - Social Impacts of Fishery Managementin the West Coast Groundfish Fishery
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project measures social and cultural impacts of fishery management on the fishing industry and fishing communities. One key focus of this project is the catch... -
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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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EPA oyster project: nitrogen in water. - Transport and fate of nutrient and pathogen loadings into nearshore Puget Sound: consequences for shellfish growing areas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project seeks to develop and apply an assessment of shellfish growing area (SGA) vulnerability to closures caused by watershed- and marine-derived pathogens.... -
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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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Deepwater Horizon Seafood Safety Response - Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Seafood Safety Response
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, there was concern about the risk to human health through consumption of contaminated seafood from the... -
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Stable isotope database - Transport and fate of nutrient and pathogen loadings into nearshore Puget Sound: consequences for shellfish growing areas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project seeks to develop and apply an assessment of shellfish growing area (SGA) vulnerability to closures caused by watershed- and marine-derived pathogens.... -
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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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Oil spill related contaminant data for Arctic marine mammals - Obtaining baseline oil spill-related contaminant exposure data for Arctic marine mammals
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
With increasing oil exploration and ship traffic in the U.S. Arctic, there is concern about the increased potential for an oil spill event in this region of the... -
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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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SRKW seasonal occurence - Population structure and viability of SRKW and other top marine predators
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) population is threatened by a number of identified risk factors including prey availability, contaminants, vessel noise and...