Once thriving, there are now believed to be just 73 Southern Resident killer whales left in Washington state's Puget Sound.

Under the terms of a settlement agreement, there could soon be new federal protections for the Chinook, the largest of all ...

Orcas are brilliant creatures. Their brains are highly developed when it comes to problem-solving skills, cognition, and ...

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray pledges to block the $1.3 billion in cuts to NOAA, which would eliminate funding for the Pacific ...

Following a lawsuit filed by a coalition of conservation groups, a U.S. district court has set deadlines for NOAA Fisheries ...

The spring chinook run on the Snake River has just concluded, and this year was supposed to be consequential for the struggling fish. Four years ago, environmental activists wrote in these pages that ...

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 38 salmonid boats and ...

Washington buffets fail to impress with bland options and tired setups, but others truly deliver with fresh flavors, variety, ...

On July 4, tens of thousands descend on the Long Beach Peninsula. The crowds and leftover garbage have spurred some peninsula ...

Conservationists are celebrating the protection of five miles of river frontage along the White Salmon River. The 174-acre ...

Learn more about how one rescue diver–turned-conservationist is working to bring a thriving sea otter population back to the ...