NOAA Coastal Storms Program
Ecological Impacts
Case Study: Introduction
About This Case Study
NOAA’s nationwide Coastal Storms Program and the NOAA Coastal Services Center recently sponsored stormwater research in the Pacific Northwest, conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Seattle Public Utilities. From this research, a case study was developed to assess the impacts of urban runoff on salmon (particularly coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch) returning to spawn in restored streams in the Puget Sound basin. This investigation was initiated in response to widespread observation of die-offs in spawning adult salmon following storm events.
Proceed to the case study: Stormwater and Salmon – Pre-spawn Mortality of Coho Salmon in Restored Urban Streams in the Pacific Northwest.
