Why are some protected species failing to recover?
New study uses integrated population models to predict extinction risk for Cook Inlet beluga whales and lend insight into factors limiting the recovery of protected populations.
Sparse monitoring data and persistent knowledge gaps can hamper conservation efforts aimed at recovering depleted wildlife populations.
New Freshwater Science and Management Minor launched
A new Minor has been launched at SAFS. Explore the physical, biological, and social dimensions of freshwater ecosystems to help solve the sustainability challenges of today and tomorrow, with the Freshwater Science and Management Minor.
The scientists watching their life’s work disappear: Kristin Laidre featured in the NY Times
The Arctic is warming much faster than the rest of the planet. I study animals that are inextricably tied to the sea ice, which is disappearing.
Looking to the past to inform the future
Historical ecology and data-limited fisheries stock assessment methods shed light on threatened Puget Sound Yelloweye Rockfish
By applying elements of historical ecology, fisheries science, and conservation biology in a highly collaborative research effort, researchers from the University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS), NOAA Fisheries, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) are delivering new insights into the status of Yelloweye Rockfish.
Open lab position for a Research Scientist/Engineer II with SAFS and NOAA
The University of Washington Whale and Dolphin Ecology lab and the Genetics and Evolution lab at NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center are seeking to hire a Research Scientist/Engineer II – Molecular Genetics Technician to support projects assessing marine mammal and fish population genetics using a wide variety of genetic lab techniques.
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