Quick Links Recent Publications Programs/Projects/Teams Staff Profiles Monster Seminar Jam Calendar Awards and Honors Richard Methot wins NOAA Gold Medal All awards and honors In the Region Northwest Salmon Recovery-- a portal to publications, software and data on listed species of West Coast salmon and steelhead. Sound Science -- a collaborative report summarizing what we know about the Puget Sound ecosystem and gaps in our knowledge.

Success at Redfish Lake In May of 1991 the population of Redfish Lake Sockeye salmon hovered on the brink of extinction. Almost two decades later they're gradually coming back. Read more... Shimada Diary: Interior Outfitting Begins After a successful September launch, interior outfitting of the FSV Bell M. Shimada continues in preparation for acceptance trials in the spring of 2009. Read more... Stealthy Research Vessel FSV Bell M. Shimada Launched from Mississippi Shipyard A new, state-of-the-art research vessel will join NOAA Fisheries' West Coast fleet, and Center scientists are eager for the addition. Read more... Scientists Sequence Deadly Salmon Pathogen The pathogen that causes salmon bacterial kidney disease, a major threat in public and conservation hatcheries, has recently been sequenced and is available to laboratories worldwide. Now the best minds in science can work on discovering better vaccines and therapeutics. Read more... For more articles go to Page 2

Director's Corner    A special issue of the journal Fish and Fisheries, co-edited by our own Robin Waples, highlights exciting new frontiers of genetics research. Usha Varanasi: A Holiday Message Data Products and Tools West Coast Habitat Server -- interactive web applications and mapping tools to investigate the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem's fisheries and habitat data. Ocean Index Tool -- Explore biological and physical indicators of the California Current ecosystem and how this data helps scientists forecast salmon survival. Scientific Data and Tools -- A portal for resource managers, collaborators, and other scientific data users. Note: some databases are password-protected.

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