News | Native Fish Society

Native Fish Responds To Washington's Orca Whale Crisis

The Washington State Governor’s office created an Orca Whale Task force to address the declining health of Pod J, a pod of 76 whales that lives in and feeds on Chinook salmon in Puget Sound. This...

| Posted: Nov 19, 2018

|News

For Willamette Fish, the Work is Far From Done

This week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was granted a five year federal authorization to lethally remove sea lions at Willamette Falls. While much attention has been given to the...

| Posted: Nov 15, 2018

|News

NFS Welcomes New Washington State Coordinator

I am excited to join the Native Fish Society as the Regional Coordinator for Washington State. I live in Olympia, which is a nice jumping off point for many of Washington’s great rivers. Three...

| Posted: Nov 9, 2018

|News

Last Cast: Native Trout-a-Thon Winners

A huge shoutout to all the participants and winners of our 1st annual Last Cast: Native Trout-a-Thon! Of course, we couldn't have done it without the help of our fabulous co-sponsors, KeepEmWet...

| Posted: Oct 31, 2018

|News

River Steward Program Quarterly Update - Fall 2018

Greetings River Stewards, friends and supporters, Fall has arrived across the Northwest and we've got a cool update for you all on the latest NFS happenings within the River Steward Program. In...

| Posted: Oct 30, 2018

|News

The Last Steelhead: An Eco Rock Opera

When the going gets tough, the tough pick their guitars and play. Or at least that's what angler, author, lifelong musician and wild steelhead advocate Chris Santella and his band Catch & Release...

| Posted: Oct 25, 2018

|News

Building a coalition for a sustainable wild steelhead fishery in southwest Oregon

Across their native range, there are twelve rivers in the lower 48 states and Canada where sport anglers can still legally harvest wild steelhead. All twelve of these rivers are in Oregon, and ten...

| Posted: Oct 2, 2018

|News

A Long, Hot Summer for the Deschutes

It has been a hard year for the Deschutes River and its native fish. Below average snowpack in the higher elevations followed by an early, hot, and long summer drove water temperatures into lethal...

| Posted: Sep 28, 2018

|News

Save The Law That Saves Our Fish

Save The Law That Saves Our Fish! Humpback whales; bald eagles; grey wolves; the mighty Oregon chub! These are just a handful of the species that have made it back from the brink of extinction....

| Posted: Sep 20, 2018

|News

Embracing Advocacy in Science

Marcy Cockrell*, Kate Dubickas, Megan Hepner, Alex Ilich, and Matthew McCarthy | College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL...

| Posted: Aug 16, 2018

|News

Recently Viewed

Native Fish Responds To Washington's Orca Whale Crisis

For Willamette Fish, the Work is Far From Done

NFS Welcomes New Washington State Coordinator

Last Cast: Native Trout-a-Thon Winners

River Steward Program Quarterly Update - Fall 2018

The Last Steelhead: An Eco Rock Opera

Building a coalition for a sustainable wild steelhead fishery in southwest Oregon

A Long, Hot Summer for the Deschutes

Save The Law That Saves Our Fish

Embracing Advocacy in Science

Thanks for signing up!