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Cold-water Safe Havens for Fish

June 18, 2020
John Harrison

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A plan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency identifies cold-water refuges in Columbia River tributaries where adult salmon and steelhead can rest as they migrate from the ocean.

Protecting Cold Water Refuges

April 18, 2017
John Harrison

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Cold-water habitat will be critical for fish in a warming world; finding and protecting those places now is a priority.

Cold-water Species In A Warming Climate

August 12, 2016
John Harrison

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A warming climate, habitat degradation, and predation by an introduced species threaten native bull trout in Montana, but a joint effort involving Montana, the Salish and Kootenai Tribes, and an an international agreement with British Columbia aims to protect and restore the cold-water species.

Cold Water Refuge

August 11, 2016
John Harrison

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Like people seeking shade outside on a hot day, salmon and steelhead look for pockets of cold water as they migrate home from the ocean to spawn, a search that will become increasingly important, and perhaps more difficult, as the climate warms.

Cold-Water Hangouts in a Hot River

May 11, 2016
John Harrison

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Water scientists are searching the Columbia River Basin for the cold-water places where salmon can rest when the water temperature goes lethal.

Climate Change Emphasizes Importance of Cold-Water Habitats for Fish

December 23, 2015
John Harrison

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Changes could threaten aquatic ecosystems, alter key habitat conditions for salmon and other cold water species and, potentially, warm water to lethal temperatures for fish.

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