Tribes Mourn Death of Celilo Village Leader Bobby Begay
- April 27, 2020
- John Harrison
Tribal leader was well-known for his work to protect salmon from sea lions and educate about tribal culture.
Articles by John Harrison
'Sherman's Lagoon' Brings Salmon-Eating Sea Lions In The Columbia River To A World-wide Audience
- April 21, 2020
- John Harrison
In 'Sherman's Lagoon,' Filmore declares 'We need to help the seals and sea lions in the Columbia River."
Decision Expected This Summer On Application To Remove More Sea Lions
- April 17, 2020
- John Harrison
Application targets aggressive sea lions that prey on Columbia River fish between the ocean and McNary Dam.
Warming Ocean Poses New Challenges For Salmon Researchers
- April 17, 2020
- John Harrison
Data suggests that the first year juvenile fish spend in the ocean is critical to their growth and survival.
2020 Columbia River Salmon And Steelhead Forecast: Low, Again
- April 17, 2020
- John Harrison
The states predict a total 2020 return to the mouth of the river of about 1.2 million fish, a slight increase from 940,000 in 2019. Sockeye is the bright spot.
Corona Virus Precautions Impact State Fish And Wildlife Policy Guidance and Field Work
- April 17, 2020
- John Harrison
Social distancing, stay-home orders, and other public-safety responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are causing cancellation and delays of work on fish and wildlife projects in the Columbia River Basin, state and federal agencies and tribes have reported.
Fisheries Scientists Predict Another Down Year For Eulachon, AKA Pacific Smelt, In The Columbia River
- March 20, 2020
- John Harrison
The 2020 run of Columbia River Eulachon, a small fish also known as Pacific Smelt, is expected to be as good or better than the 2019 run, but the run this year is expected to continue a downward trend and, once again, recreational and sport fisheries have been curtailed -- as they have been every year since 2010.
Columbia River Estuary Projects Are Improving Habitat For Migrating Juvenile Salmon and Steelhead
- March 20, 2020
- John Harrison
More than 14,000 acres of floodplain have been opened, including 500 acres in 2019 alone.
Fish-eating Birds Kill Half, Or More, Of Upper Columbia Steelhead Smolts, Research Shows
- February 19, 2020
- John Harrison
Juvenile fish face a multitude of dangers as they migrate down the Columbia and Snake rivers to the ocean every spring – disease, water temperature and quality, hydropower dam passage, predatory fish, but the extent of predation by birds is alarming.
Read The Summary Report Of The 2019 Transboundary Columbia River Conference
- January 23, 2020
- John Harrison
The conference, which took place in September 2019 in Kimberley, BC., attracted a total of 280 people from Canada and the United States. It was the sixth transboundary conference convened by the Council and the Columbia Basin Trust since the late 1990s.
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