Quick Links NWFSC 2nd Science    Symposium Recent Publications Programs/Projects/Teams Staff Profiles Monster Seminar Jam Calendar Awards and Honors Congratulations Usha Varanasi, Tom Hom and Brendan Sylvander for winning the 2009 Administrator's Award. 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.

Shimada Diary: NOAA Picks Newport to House Pacific Operations Center NOAA's research vessels will have a new home port in Newport, Oregon. The agency's Marine Operations Center-Pacific will make its move from Washington to Oregon in 2011 and operate a fleet of four fisheries research vessels there, including the FSV Bell M. Shimada once completed. Learn more about the FSV Bell M. Shimada's outfitting and sea trials... Junior Scientists Learn about Harmful Algal Blooms NWFSC's West Coast Center for Oceans and Human Health and several collaborators piloted a successful junior science camp to teach Makah Tribe children about harmful algal blooms. Campers learned about food webs in coastal ecosystems, viewed phytoplankton samples under a microscope, and identified shellfish toxins. More... Killer Whale Behavior Affected by Vessels NOAA Fisheries recently proposed new rules to keep endangered orcas even further away from vessel traffic in Puget Sound. NWFSC marine mammal scientists reveal that orcas increase the intensity of their calls and surface behavior as boats get close. Learn about our research on noise and vessel interactions... New Northwest Exhibit: Science on a Sphere NOAA is collaborating with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland to debut a new permanent exhibit, Science on a Sphere (SOS). SOS displays animated images of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, animal migration patterns, global warming trends, and more. Learn more... For more articles go to Page 2

Director's Corner    20th Anniversary of Exxon Valdez spill: Director reflects on the lessons learned from a crisis and how it moves our science forward. Usha Varanasi: Progress with Research Planning at the NWFSC Highlights 2008 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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