While it is true of the Chinook, it is equally true of the Pacific lamprey. But lamprey are quite a bit "less attractive" in most people's eyes and so their story is often unappreciated. Some people ...

In 2024, just under 40,000 Pacific lamprey were counted passing the windows of the main fish ladders, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. But studies suggest that about half of the ...

DESCRIPTION: Pacific lamprey are slender, eel-like fish that are dark blue or brown in color and grow to about 30 inches long. They have lateral eyes, lack paired fins, and have no scales. Adult ...

Twelve fired employees of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and two with the U.S. Geological Survey helped control the invasive sea lamprey for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, a commission ...

A new $8 million project at the Bonneville Lock & Dam aims to make it easier for Pacific lamprey to migrate along the Columbia River. The project, under construction on the Washington side of the ...