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Lack of rainfall cause for up to three weeks of delay for salmon spawning this season

Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada

17 Nov 2022

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NOAA trawl survey: Cold pool returns in the Bering Sea

Bering Sea

11 Nov 2022

The Nome Nugget

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Huge sunfish makes rare appearance in cold north Vancouver Island waters

Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada

27 Oct 2022

CHEK

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27 Oct -
17 Nov 2022

	Salmon struggle to spawn amid record-setting drought 1 Oct 2022 CBC My Maps
	Fish die off near Kotzebue Cape Blossom 29 Sep 2022 My Maps
	Farmed Salmon Found in Mjólká in Arnarfjörður 13 Sep 2022 Iceland Review My Maps
	11 endangered sturgeon deaths in a week send B.C. scientists looking for answers Prince George, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2022 Glacier Media My Maps

5 Sep -
1 Oct 2022

	Where are the tomcods (Eleginus gracilis)? Kongiganak Kongiganak, Alaska, United States 30 Nov 2021 My Maps
	First Ever Cases of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Iceland Reydarfjordur, East, Iceland 29 Nov 2021 Iceland Review My Maps
	Where are tomcods / Naugat Ceturr'nat (Eleginus gracilis)? Chefornak Chefornak, Alaska, United States 19 Nov 2021 My Maps
	Harmful algae colours the Oslo fjord green Oslofjord, Oslo, Norway 18 Nov 2021 NRK My Maps
	Here winter has become two months shorter Bodø, Nordland, Norway 4 Nov 2021 NRK My Maps
	Where are the tomcods (Eleginus gracilis)? Chevak Chevak, Alaska, United States 3 Nov 2021 My Maps

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Nov 2021

	Mysterious fish ended up in Vetle's boat - expert says it's extremely rare Barents Sea, norway 28 Oct 2021 NRK My Maps
	Oil spill reaches Laguna Beach, threatens Crystal Cove in Newport Beach as cleanup efforts intensify 4 Oct 2021 Los Angeles Times My Maps
	Rare pink salmon spotted southeast of Iqaluit 30 Sep 2021 Nunatsiaq News My Maps
	Mass stranding of pink salmon Cheakamus River 30 Sep 2021 Global News My Maps
	Chinook salmon returning in surprising numbers to Cowichan River Cowichan River 29 Sep 2021 CHEK My Maps

29 Sep -
28 Oct 2021

	High water this summer changes travel on Noatak River Noatak, Alaska, United States 20 Sep 2021 My Maps
	Norton Sound silver run among lowest harvests in decades Nome, Alaska, United States 14 Sep 2021 KNOM Radio Mission My Maps
	Kings Make a Strong Showing on The Klamath Klamath, California, United States 2 Sep 2021 North Coast Journal My Maps
	Marine vomit spread along the western coast of Norway Engøysundet, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway 1 Sep 2021 NRK My Maps

1 - 20
Sep 2021

Spring phenomenon in November: There goes the ice for the third time this fall

Tana, Norway

19 Nov 2020

NRK

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Swedish researcher finds fish and squid in icy depths of Arctic Ocean

13 Nov 2020

Radio Sweden

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In Southeast, this year's salmon harvest fell by more than half

Wrangell, Alaska, United States

10 Nov 2020

KTOO

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10 - 19
Nov 2020

	Dead giant octopuses washed ashore south from Kamchtka peninsula on the Kuril Islands Severo-Kuril’sk, Sakhalin, Russia 14 Oct 2020 Siberian Times My Maps
	Why so glum, chum? Scientists perplexed by this year's low chum salmon numbers in Yukon River Eagle, Alaska, United States 11 Oct 2020 CBC My Maps
	Salmonids in North Fork of Chester Creek Anchorage, Alaska, United States 9 Oct 2020 My Maps
	Eco disaster at Kamchatka peninsula with mass death of sea animals at precious Pacific beach Khalaktyrsky Beach 3 Oct 2020 Siberian Times My Maps
	Rare King-of-the-salmon fish found on Vancouver Island Sooke, British Columbia, Canada 30 Sep 2020 CTV News - Vancouver Island My Maps
	Rare fish washes ashore at Whiffen Spit Sooke, British Columbia, Canada 22 Sep 2020 Times Colonist My Maps
	Salmon and smiles: 30,000 pounds of fish distributed in Whitehorse Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 22 Sep 2020 CBC My Maps
	Mushers react to scary closure of chum fishery Old Crow, Yukon, Canada 18 Sep 2020 CBC My Maps
	Chilkat sockeye, coho, chum runs appear low compared to past years Haines, Alaska, United States 17 Sep 2020 Chilkat Valley News My Maps
	Yukon River fall chum run the worst on record Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 12 Sep 2020 Yukon News My Maps
	Pink salmon catches in Nunavik are raising red flags for biologists Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada 11 Sep 2020 ArcticToday My Maps

11 Sep -
14 Oct 2020

Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) with Dead or Dying Eggs

Quinhagak, Alaska, United States

2 Sep 2020

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IPN Virus Detected in East Iceland Fish Farm

Reyðarfjörður, East, Iceland

26 Nov 2019

Iceland Review

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	Cape sees sharp rise in ocean sunfish strandings Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States 1 Nov 2019 capecodtimes.com My Maps
	Adams River sockeye salmon run lacking fish this year Adam's River, BC, Canada 19 Oct 2019 Castanet My Maps
	After summer of record heat, Alaska health officials see spike in scombroid poisoning from fish Anchorage, Alaska, United States 15 Oct 2019 Alaska Public Media My Maps
	Alberta’s bull trout listed as threatened and its ecosystem is in jeopardy Alberta 14 Oct 2019 thestar.com My Maps
	Mass fish kill spotted at Lake Pamamaroo near Menindee Lake Pamamaroo, NSW, Australia 14 Oct 2019 ABC News My Maps
	Hybrid salmon discovered by scientists on Vancouver Island Cowichan River, British Columbia, Canada 12 Oct 2019 CBC My Maps
	Schools of California Anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Ross Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 6 Oct 2019 My Maps
	Poisonous porcupine fish arrives on Island shores — a B.C. first Jordan River, B.C. Canada 5 Oct 2019 Times Colonist My Maps
	Emaciated grizzly bears in Canada spark greater concerns over depleted salmon population Knight Inlet, British Columbia, Canada 4 Oct 2019 CNN My Maps

4 Oct -
1 Nov 2019

	Warm water, not sea lice, caused massive salmon die-off Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, Canada 1 Oct 2019 CBC My Maps
	88% Catch Decline of Jackass Morwong (Nemadactylus macropterus) Southern Australia 29 Sep 2019 My Maps
	Salmon shark stranded near Port Heiden at the end of an unusual summer Port Heiden, Alaska, United States 28 Sep 2019 Alaska Public Media My Maps
	'First time I've seen a shark': Nunavut man nets shark in rare catch Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada 18 Sep 2019 CBC My Maps
	An invasive algae is threatening the Strait of Gibraltar’s fishing grounds Spanish Mediterranean coast 17 Sep 2019 My Maps
	As Bering Sea ice melts, Alaskans, scientists and Seattle's fishing fleet witness changes on a massive scale Savoonga, Alaska, United States 16 Sep 2019 Seattle Times My Maps
	Whitehorse fish ladder sees fewest chinook salmon since 1977 Whitehorse Fish Ladder, Yukon, Canada 16 Sep 2019 CBC My Maps
	Scientists monitoring new marine heat wave off B.C. coast similar to 'the Blob' Northeast Pacific Ocean 5 Sep 2019 CBC My Maps

5 Sep -
1 Oct 2019

	Smelt (Osmerus mordax) Mortality Togiak, Alaska, United States 26 Nov 2018 My Maps
	Dirty water may be reason for very strange shortage of fish harvest, says N.W.T. angler Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada 19 Nov 2018 CBC My Maps
	Bacterial Infection in 16 Broad Whitefish (Coregonus nasus) Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States 14 Nov 2018 My Maps
	Herring (Clupea pallasii) in Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) stomach Haines, Alaska, United States 10 Nov 2018 My Maps
	Herring Infection Worsens Vopnafjörður, Austurland, Iceland 9 Nov 2018 Iceland Review My Maps
	Large Sea Purse (Big Skate, Raja binoculata?) 26 Oct 2018 My Maps

26 Oct -
26 Nov 2018

	Odd Starfish Appearance (Pisaster ochraceus) Larsen Bay, Alaska, United States 24 Oct 2018 My Maps
	'Son of the blob': Unseasonably warm weather creating new anomaly off B.C. coast Gulf of Alaska 18 Oct 2018 CBC My Maps
	Drought in a Rain Forest Metlakatla, Alaska, United States 2 Oct 2018 My Maps
	Warmer Arctic waters attract surprising visitors: clams, fish and whales 22 Sep 2018 Washington Post My Maps

22 Sep -
24 Oct 2018

	Salmon fishing closes on large stretch of Columbia Columbia River, Washington, United States 12 Sep 2018 The Columbian My Maps
	33.48 tons of dead fish collected in Pinellas County as red tide bloom lingers Madeira Beach, Florida, United States 12 Sep 2018 WFTS My Maps
	Russian salmon fishermen dumping excess catch Kamchatka, Russia 11 Sep 2018 Moscow Times My Maps
	Gulf of Maine Water Temperatures Soar Near Record Highs After Ocean 'Heat Wave' Gulf of Maine 5 Sep 2018 The Weather Channel My Maps
	Farmed Salmon Caught in Icelandic Rivers Isafjordur, Westfjords, Iceland 3 Sep 2018 Iceland Review My Maps
	Toxic Chemicals Banned 20 Years Ago Finally Disappearing From Arctic Wildlife 1 Sep 2018 Smithsonian My Maps

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Sep 2018

	Paper Mill Dam: Swimming Hole Monitoring Paper Mill Dam, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada 25 Nov 2017 My Maps
	Sea life beneath Antarctic ice shelf is changing, and warming may be why McMurdo Station, Antarctica 25 Nov 2017 Washington Post My Maps
	Hundreds of dead blackfish found in waters near Bethel Bethel, Alaska, United States 24 Nov 2017 Anchorage Daily News My Maps
	Hundreds of dead blackfish found in waters near Bethel Bethel, Alaska, United States 24 Nov 2017 Anchorage Daily News My Maps
	As Oceans Warm, the World’s Kelp Forests Begin to Disappear Tasmania, Australia 20 Nov 2017 Yale Environment 360 My Maps

20 - 25
Nov 2017

	Fish Return to Akhiok Bay Akhiok, Alaska, United States 15 Nov 2017 My Maps
	As Wild Salmon Decline, Norway Pressures Its Giant Fish Farms Byrknes, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway 6 Nov 2017 The New York Times My Maps
	Fish almost cut in half by discarded sports drink wrapper 31 Oct 2017 Yahoo News My Maps
	A Not So Normal Summer Goodnews Bay, Alaska, United States 24 Oct 2017 My Maps
	Dead Little Fish After High Water Quinhagak, Alaska, United States 18 Oct 2017 My Maps
	Silver Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) with Cysts Twin Hills, Alaska, United States 14 Oct 2017 My Maps

14 Oct -
15 Nov 2017

	Stinger jellyfish swarms wipe out farmed salmon in west of Ireland Killary Harbour, Ireland 6 Oct 2017 The Irish Times My Maps
	"Glowing" Tomcod (Microgadus proximus) in the dark - plankton? Chevak, Alaska, United States 4 Oct 2017 My Maps
	King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) stranded on beach Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 26 Sep 2017 My Maps
	'Very rare' King-of-the-Salmon fish found on Vancouver Island beach Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada 24 Sep 2017 CBC News My Maps
	Rare "king-of-the-salmon" washes up on Oak Bay beach Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 21 Sep 2017 Surrey Now-Leader My Maps
	Alaska could become climate change refuge for tropical fish Gulf of Alaska, United States 21 Sep 2017 Alaska Public Media My Maps
	Pink salmon found in odd places near Homer Homer, Alaska, United States 19 Sep 2017 Alaska Public Media My Maps
	Late Run of Abundant Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Nanwalek, Alaska, United States 19 Sep 2017 My Maps
	Monstrous 1-ton ocean sunfish caught in Russia's far east, thrown to the bears Iturup island, Russia 15 Sep 2017 RT International My Maps
	Salmon Spill Sends Thousands of Invasive Fish Swimming Up and Down the Pacific Coast Cypress Island, Washington, United States 14 Sep 2017 Gizmodo My Maps
	Atlantic salmon arrive in French Creek -- Not in a good way! French Creek, British Columbia, Canada 10 Sep 2017 Fisherynation.com My Maps
	Lynn Canal fishermen land record low sockeye harvest Haines, Alaska, United States 7 Sep 2017 Chilkat Valley News My Maps
	Dry Koksilah River threatens fish in Cowichan Valley Koksiloh River, British Columbia, Canada 5 Sep 2017 Lake Cowichan Gazette My Maps
	Giant moonfish caught by Kuril island fishermen was fed to brown bears 4 Sep 2017 Siberian Times My Maps
	Parasites on Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Whipple Creek, Alaska, United States 3 Sep 2017 My Maps
	Juvenile Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) in southern coastal BC Southern BC Waters 2 Sep 2017 My Maps
	Human mood drugs end up in Great Lakes fish Niagara River, New York, United States 1 Sep 2017 Detroit Free Press My Maps
	After Atlantic salmon spill, fish farms’ future under attack on both sides of border Anacortes, Washington, United States 1 Sep 2017 The Seattle Times My Maps

1 Sep -
6 Oct 2017

	Fish	137
	Ocean / Sea	49
	Death / Die-off / Decline	31
	Food Security	28
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	28
	Fisheries	19
	Invertebrates	17
	Unusual Range / Sighting	17
	Economic Impact	15
	Cultural Impact	14
	Extreme Temperature	14
	Sports / Recreation	13
	Human Health	12
	Weather	12
	Plants / Kelp	11
	Marine Mammals	11
	Birds	10
	Pollution	7
	Microbes	6
	Unusual Size / Abundance	5
	Drought	5
	Energy	5
	Land	5
	Ice / Snow Change	5
	Air	4
	Land Mammals	4
	Transportation	4
	Algal Bloom	3
	Agriculture	3
	Harvest Change	3
	Buildings	3
	ONEHEALTH	3
	Pets	3
	Sanitation	3
	Seasonal Timing	3
	Arachnids	2
	Unusual Animal Behavior	2
	Amphibians	2
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	2
	Flooding / Draining	2
	Insects	2
	Pathogen	2
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	2
	Aquaculture	1
	Erosion	1
	Forestry	1
	Infestation	1
	Livestock	1
	Reptiles	1
	Rain on Snow	1
	TOURISM	1
	Water Security	1

	September	66
	October	37
	November	34

	United States	58
	Canada	18
	Iceland	4
	Norway	4
	Russia	2
	Antarctica	1
	Japan	1
	Spain	1
	United Kingdom	1

	2022	7
	2021	15
	2020	15
	2019	18
	2018	16
	2017	30
	2016	15
	2015	7
	2014	6
	2013	3
	2012	3
	2011	1
	1988	1