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2020 Columbia River Salmon And Steelhead Forecast: Low, Again

April 17, 2020
John Harrison

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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

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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

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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

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More than 14,000 acres of floodplain have been opened, including 500 acres in 2019 alone.

Council Comments On Proposed Federal Rule Change Regarding Cormorants That Kill ESA-Listed Species

March 02, 2020

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Fish-eating birds, including Caspian terns, double-crested cormorants, and gulls, are killing half, or more, of the juvenile Upper Columbia steelhead during their annual outmigration down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. The Council's letter draws attention to the problem.

Fish-eating Birds Kill Half, Or More, Of Upper Columbia Steelhead Smolts, Research Shows

February 19, 2020
John Harrison

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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.

Council Appoints Patty O’Toole to Fish and Wildlife Director

January 23, 2020

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The Council has appointed Patty O’Toole to the position of Fish and Wildlife Division Director. She had been the division’s acting director since August 15, 2019.

Ceremony Honors Groundbreaking For Umatilla Tribes' Long Awaited Walla Walla Salmon Hatchery

January 13, 2020
John Harrison

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Planning that began in the late 1980s finally is over and construction can begin on a spring Chinook hatchery on the South Fork Walla Walla River that will be operated by the Umatilla Tribe.

Introducing the Northern Pike Web Tool

December 17, 2019
Carol Winkel

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Learn more about the problem of invasive Northern Pike and how you can help prevent the spread of this species in the basin on the Council's new web tool.

Fish and Wildlife Program Cost Savings Help Pay For Fish Screen Repairs

November 15, 2019
John Harrison

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Submerged for nearly 30 years, an irrigation canal's fish screens needed major repairs. Cost savings from projects in the Council's program paid for the work.

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