Reintroductions: A Lifeline for Salmon in California’s Central Valley

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Dams with no fish passage have trapped salmon on the floor of California's Central Valley. To avoid extinction as our planet warms, reintroductions to their historical high-elevation habitat may be the answer to save these endangered fish.

Emergenct Shelter Demolition

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Cape Shirreff Emergency Shelter Demolition.

2022-23 Phase 1 Cape Shirreff Rebuild

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Phase 1 of the Cape Shirreff Rebuild nearly complete.

Good Salmon Habitat Works

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Salmon grow strong where water slows down and weaves across floodplains, with lush vegetation that provides refuge and fosters food for their journey to the ocean. Research and monitoring proves restoring habitat works for salmon, and all of us.

Work With Us!

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Interested in working for NOAA Fisheries? Hear from our employees about what makes the West Coast Region a great place to work.

Climate Change & Habitat Loss: Fisheries at Risk

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Habitat restoration experts discuss the challenges coastal habitats face from climate change and what NOAA is doing to address them

Channel Islands Glass Sponge Mounds Discovery

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Footage from the ROV during the 2021 expedition when the glass sponge patch was first found. The various organisms in this video and layers of white sponge and brown skeleton reveal the diverse biology and complexity of the California coast

Species in the Spotlight: Sacramento River Winter-Run Chinook

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The Sacramento River system is home to the only winter-run Chinook salmon in the world. This unique population is cut off from its historical spawning and rearing habitat, and faces many other threats, but efforts are underway to help it recover.

Species in the Spotlight: Central California Coast Coho Salmon

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Central California Coast coho make up the southern-most population of salmon in the U.S., inhabiting rivers and streams north and south of San Francisco Bay. These fish are in danger of extinction, but efforts are underway to bring them back.

Endangered Coho Salmon Released into Pescadero Creek

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After years of collaboration on habitat restoration, and with the support of local landowners, 10,000 juvenile coho salmon were released into Pescadero Creek in northern California in November 2020.

Searching for Type D: A New Species of Killer Whale?

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In January, 2019, an experienced group of killer whale biologists launched an expedition from the southern tip of Chile into some of the roughest waters in the world, searching for what could be a new species of killer whale.