by paul | Jan 8, 2019 | News
NRC partner Greg Ruggerone and co-authors from University of Alaska Fairbanks and Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently published “Unprecedented biennial pattern of birth and mortality in an endangered apex predator, the southern resident killer whale, in the...
by paul | Aug 29, 2018 | News
NRC partners Kyle Antonelis, James Selleck, and Joan Drinkwin recently published “Bycatch of rockfish in spot prawn traps and estimated magnitude of trap loss in Washington waters of the Salish Sea,” in the journal Fisheries Research. The article can be accessed here:...
by paul | Aug 29, 2018 | News
Natural Resources Consultants was recently awarded a $165,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the survey and removal of derelict fishing nets from areas of historic derelict net accumulations in Washington waters of the Salish Sea. This...
by paul | Apr 5, 2018 | News
Is it possible that there are too many salmon in the Pacific Ocean? Is high salmon abundance causing reduced growth and lower survival of some salmon populations? The idea of too many salmon may seem preposterous for many people that frequently hear about declining...
by paul | Feb 14, 2018 | News
Dr. Greg Ruggerone co-authored a recent publication in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science: Volcanic ash deposition, eelgrass beds, and inshore habitat loss from the 1920s to the 1990s at Chignik, Alaska. Find the free, online version of this paper...
by paul | Feb 14, 2018 | News
Joan Drinkwin prepared a derelict fishing gear location guidance document for the Global Ghost Gear Initiative. This document contains a general overview of the methodologies used globally to locate lost, abandoned and discarded fishing gear in the marine environment....
