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Ocean acidification genetics - Genetics and genomics of response to ocean acidification
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
We are applying a variety of genetic tools to assess the response of our ocean resources to ocean acidification, including gene expression techniques, identification... -
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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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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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Salmon habitat use, tidal-fluvial estuary - Columbia River Estuary Tidal Habitats
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The goal of the tidal-fluvial estuary study is to determine the estuary's contribution to the spatial structure and life history diversity of Columbia River salmon... -
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Estuary-wide genetic stock distribution and salmon habitat use, tidal-fluvial estuary - Columbia River Estuary Tidal Habitats
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The goal of the tidal-fluvial estuary study is to determine the estuary's contribution to the spatial structure and life history diversity of Columbia River salmon... -
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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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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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BPA genetic monitoring - BPA Genetic Monitoring of Snake River Chinook Salmon and Steelhead
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This is a long-term (30-year) NWFSC Genetics and Evolution Program study to monitor the genetic characteristics and population dynamics of hatchery- and natural-... -
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Chinook salmon Genetic Stock Identification data - Genetic Stock Identification of Washington Chinook salmon
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project evaluates data from coded wire tagging with that from parental based tagging to identify stock of origin for Chinook salmon landed in Washington state... -
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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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Salish Sea Genetics - Salish Sea genetic inventory
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The Salish Sea comprises most of the Puget Sound water area. Marine species are generally assemblages of discrete populations occupying various ecological niches.... -
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Wenatchee River steelhead reproductive success - Estimate the relative reproductive success of hatchery and wild steelhead in the Wenatchee River, WA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project uses genetic parentage analysis to estimate the relative reproductive success of hatchery and wild steelhead spawning in the Wenatchee River, WA. The... -
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Snake River fall Chinook reproductive success - Juvenile life history changes in Snake River fall Chinook salmon
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This population historically migrated as subyearling smolts, but in recent years, the yearling life history has become more common. Environmental conditions... -
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Wenatchee Chinook Parentage - Evaluate the reproductive success of hatchery and wild Chinook salmon in the Wenatchee River
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project addresses a key uncertainty for evaluating whether hatchery supplementation programs have a net positive contribution to recovery of listed populations.... -
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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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Puget Sound steelhead life cycle model analyses - Population Viability Analysis
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This research was initiated by the Puget Sound Steelhead Technical Recovery Team to develop viability criteria for threatened Puget Sound steelhead and to support... -
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IGP2010 microbial - Bacterial community profiling at sewage treatment plant outfalls
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Penn Cove (in the Whidbey Basin) is designated as a category 5, 303d impaired water body due to low dissolved oxygen. In addition to runoff from adjacent developed... -
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Killer whale prey - Diet and prey availability of SRKW top marine predators
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
SRKW have several data gaps regarding their ecology. Diet of killer whales is being determined by analyses of predation events and feces and from stomach content of... -
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EPA2011 Microbial & nutrient database - Evaluating the ecological health of Puget Sound's pelagic foodweb
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
To evaluate effects of human influence on the health of Puget Sound's pelagic ecosystems, we propose a sampling program across multiple oceanographic basins measuring...