We collated smolt‐to‐adult return rate (SAR) data for Chinook salmon from all available
regions of the Pacific coast of North America to examine the large‐scale patterns of salmon …

We assessed the potential role played by two vital Northeastern Pacific Ocean forage fishes,
the Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes personatus) and Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), as …

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentrations at the ocean surface are in approximate equilibrium
with the atmosphere. Consequently, the amount of CO 2 dissolved in oceans increases with …

Two decades have passed since the initiation of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's research program aimed at advancing the understanding of estuary and …

Selection of prey that are small and in poor body condition is a widespread phenomenon in
terrestrial predator–prey systems and may benefit prey populations by removing …

In the northern California Current, Columbia River Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha that return as adults in spring are primarily hatchery-produced, though they …

Estuarine nearshore environments are important habitats for many organisms, including
juveniles of several Pacific salmon species (Oncorhynchus spp.). These habitats provide …

This document is an expansion of the ecosystem status report (ESR) provided by the
California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Team (CCIEA Team) to the Pacific …

Recent decades have seen an increased appreciation for the role infectious diseases can
play in mass mortality events across a diversity of marine taxa. At the same time many …

Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha are likely the most enigmatic of the Pacific
salmon. Although least abundant, they are the most diversified in life history expression and …