'The Blob' is Still Affecting Pacific Northwest Salmon and Steelhead
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press] September 18, 2017
SEATTLE (AP) — The mass of warm water known as “the blob” that heated up the North Pacific Ocean has dissipated but scientists are still seeing the lingering effects of those unusually warm sea surface temperatures on Pacific Northwest salmon and steelhead.
Federal research surveys this summer caught among the lowest numbers of juvenile coho and Chinook salmon in 20 years, suggesting that many fish did not survive their first months at sea. Scientists warn that salmon fisheries may face ...
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