Fish and Aquatic Life
Lynn Ketchum
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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Our mission is to protect and enhance Oregon's fish and wildlife and their habitats for use and enjoyment by present and future generationsOregon Sea Grant
Oregon Sea Grant serves the state, region and nation through an integrated program of research, outreach, and education that helps people understand, rationally use and conserve marine and coastal resources.Latest Resources
Coring on Salt Marsh
This video is about coring on the Salmon River Salt Marsh in Oregon.
Seeing Climate Change in Bugs and Salmon
There are many ways to measure climate change. In northeast Oregon, scientists are investigating aquatic insects and how land management around waterways could potentially help or hinder salmon, which spawn in the streams.
OSU Environmental Leadership for Youth (ELY) Short Film - 2018
This video is about the OSU Environmental Leadership for Youth (ELY) program that invites a diversity of students from 8th to 12th grades in the Willamette Valley to be inspired by natural areas, watershed science and community engagement.
Latest News
Blend of warmer water, chemical exposure influence gene expression across generations in a coastal fish
Jan 31, 2019
Warmer water temperatures, combined with low-level exposure to chemicals, influence the expression of genes in the offspring of an abundant North American fish species.
Slime proves valuable in developing method for counting salmon in Alaska
Jan 2, 2019
Scientists have published a novel method for counting Pacific salmon – analyzing DNA from the slime the fish leave behind in their spawning streams.
Economic analysis provides watershed moment for environmental groups
Oct 11, 2018
Economists have found that in the United States, watershed groups have had a positive impact on their local water quality.
