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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE – A fish kill attributed to a lack of oxygen in Hood Canal this week may have been worse than 2003’s record kill on the fiordlike waterway, a scientist says. This time, researchers are better ...

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 ...

BIG BEEF CREEK, Kitsap County — Megan Moore slowly sliced open a half-inch of a young steelhead’s silvery belly. She pressed in a battery-like tube and stitched the fish up with two tiny sutures.

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 ...