BREMERTON — Hood Canal researchers are thrilled that a major fish kill did not occur this year — and not just for the sake of the fish. Oceanographer Jan Newton and numerous other scientists are going ...

PORT GAMBLE, Wash. — About 50% of young steelhead trout die while trying to navigate their way through the Hood Canal Bridge, but a new piece of equipment, installed Monday, could alleviate that. The ...

For years, scientists and researchers pointed to nutrients from septic systems as a leading cause of the massive fish kills that repeatedly wiped out sculpins, rockfish, perch, sea stars and dozens of ...

BREMERTON — The oxygen concentration in Hood Canal was at record-high levels at the beginning of the year but has been dropping rapidly since May, increasing the risk of fish kills this fall. A ...

HOODSPORT, Washington -- Marine life is struggling to survive in the oxygen-starved waters of Hood Canal. Hundreds of rockfish hovered in shallow water near shore this weekend, listlessly crowded ...

SEABECK — Josh Frederick hops out of an idling state Department of Fish and Wildlife motorboat and begins scooping beach gravel into bag labeled with his precise location on Hood Canal. He pulls out a ...

UPDATE ON THIS STORY — The oyxgen content of waters in southern Hood Canal had improved by this morning (Wednesday), easing pressure on fish and shrimp. Oxygen levels of about 5 parts per million were ...

BREMERTON -- Oxygen levels in Hood Canal have been plummeting this year, raising concerns about the potential for a massive fish kill. Jan Newton, a University of Washington oceanographer, says it's ...

Fish swim Wednesday just beneath the surface between the pontoons underneath the Hood Canal bridge. (Photo: MEEGAN M. REID) Participants in the Long Live the Kings tour of Hood Canal bridge's lower ...