Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Releases Survey on Marine Mammal Deterrents fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/…

A critical milestone in the fight to save one of the world’s most endangered wildlife groups was reached yesterday at the Bern Convention. The Standing Committee adopted a formal recommendation endorsing technical guidelines for: ✅ sturgeon population monitoring ✅ habitat

It's #GarWeek / #AncientFishesWeek, and we're taking a look at lamprey first. One thing to know about lamprey for this set of stories is that they are not strong swimmers, compared to other fish, and they cannot jump. Their suction-cup mouths help pull them upstream. 1/9

I mean, come on, would you walk barefoot through this? Lamprey would have to do this with their mouths. 8/9

Probably wouldn't walk barefoot through this either, but at least you could with less of a chance of tetanus. Culverts with more natural streambed-like bottoms are better overall for fish migration and especially for lamprey. 9/9

Continuing on with #GarWeek / #AncientFishesWeek, we have our local legend, the venerable White sturgeon.

No, you don't have to say ampullae of lorenzini 10 times fast.

Probably the biggest difference between sturgeon and other fish species in our rivers is the fact that sturgeon have lifespans far more similar to humans than most other fish. A sturgeon can live to be more than a hundred years old.

Excuse me Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, THIS is how #GarWeek plays Wingspan:

Yes, it's still #GarWeek / #AncientFishesWeek, but we're taking a quick detour to talk about Chum salmon and an ancient relative of theirs, the Spike-toothed salmon. Artist Ray Troll reconstructed the fish for a scientific paper published last April.

#TFW you're peeking out of your room to see if the company has gone home yet 👀 #HappyHolidays #OregonCoastAquarium

When you combine Wingspan vs Finspan👍 #BirdsVsFish cc Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation

you may have already given up on your New Year’s resolutions, but the zebra mussels on your boat are still clinging on

“This is a test of the Emergency Smelt Opener Notification System.” nwsportsmanmag.com/no-cowlitz-sme…

Come see us at the ODFW booth in building C across from the kayak pond! There is so much to do at our booth this year!

There is a low pressure system over the Pacific Ocean that is affecting the West Coast. GOES-W satellite shows the defined cyclonic circulation associated with a low. Look at that spin! ☔️☁️ Get the most up-to-date forecast for your area at weather.gov/portland. #ORWX #WAWX

Ever wondered what NOAA Fisheries does? We're responsible for the stewardship of our ocean resources and their habitat. We ensure U.S. fisheries are productive and sustainable—providing Americans with jobs, recreation, and safe seafood.

Sportfishing generates $230.5B for the U.S. economy, supports 1.1M jobs, and fuels $70B in wages. And the sportfishing community gives back—$2B/year goes to conservation and habitat restoration. Discover the impact in your state and district: asafishing.org/economic-impac…

We had help this week from #UniversityofAlabama & #AuburnUniversity students tagging #GulfSturgeon related to fish passage in the #PeaRiver. Great to work with our future biologists and colleagues that will carry the conservation torch forward. #fishtagging #fishbiology #sturgeon

Happy #WorldTurtleDay! If you see a turtle, tell us when and where! - oregonturtles.org/Index