A new study, lead by SAFS Prof. Tim Essington and published on April 6 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, “implicates fishing in the collapse of forage fish stocks and recommends risk-based management tools that would track a fishery’s numbers and suspend fishing when necessary.” Read the full story on UW Today >> 

Prof. Julian Olden and SAFS research scientist Lauren Kuehne published an opinion article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, titled Lay Summaries needed to enhance science communication. This piece promotes the requirement and publication of lay summaries with peer-reviewed research articles.

Several in the SAFS community have been working on a management strategy evaluation for Bristol Bay sockeye salmon. Findings were presented to the Alaska Board of Fish resulting in changes to seasonal management targets, reported by The Bristol Bay Times.
Last week the Department of Fish and Game adopted a wider range with raised upper ends for sockeye escapement goals in most Bristol Bay rivers. 

NextGen ResultsScience Careers Blog (subscription)In your experience, what is the biggest challenge to global scientific collaboration? How should it be addressed? In the 3 October 2014 issue, we ran excerpts from 16 of the many interesting responses we received. Below, you will find the full versions …

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Citing climate change, Obama fences in huge Pacific area after wheeling and …Fox NewsIndeed, the new preserve will have “absolutely no impact” on acid levels in the ocean, says Ray Hilborn, a professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington and a renowned authority on global fish populations. Nor …

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Scary lessons for Bristol Bay from recent B.C. mine-waste accidentCrosscutDaniel Schindler, PhD, is a professor and the Harriet Bullitt Endowed Chair of Conservation in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. Jack Stanford, PhD, is is the Jessie M. Bierman Professor of Ecology …

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California blue whales bounce back from near extinction: StudyTech Times… not going to cause overall population declines, there is still going to be ongoing concern that we don't want these whales killed by ships," said study co-author Trevor Branch, from the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of …California Blue Whale Population Once Again on the RiseSavingAdvice.comNorth Pacific Blue Whale Population Rebounds To Near-Historic LevelsRedOrbitall 252 news articles »

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California Blue Whale Population Once Again on the RiseSavingAdvice.comThe study, published by the journal Marine Mammal Science, was conducted by Cole Monnahan, a student at the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington. The focus of this doctoral student was on the population of blue whales …North Pacific Blue Whale Population Rebounds To Near-Historic LevelsRedOrbitall 135 news articles »

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North Pacific Blue Whale Population Rebounds To Near-Historic LevelsRedOrbitMonnahan was joined on the study by Trevor Branch and Andre Punt, both of the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and based on their findings, they conclude that the North Pacific blue whale population most likely never dropped below 460 …and more »

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Fishy Tina leaves disaster in her wakeNoseweekFisheries research expert Moeniba Isaacs remembers a time when kreef (crayfish or rock lobster) and perlemoen (abalone) were staples of the poor and working class. But over the past five years South Africa has mismanaged its fisheries and fish stocks …and more »

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