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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.

Science Board, Citing Uncertainties, Says Salmon Reintroduction Above Grand Coulee 'Could Be Successful'

November 15, 2019
John Harrison

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Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams block salmon passage to the upper Columbia River. Reintroduction 'could be successful to some extent,' the Council's Independent Scientific Advisory Board said after reviewing a feasibility report by the Upper Columbia United Tribes. The ISAB found the report scientifically credible and urged an early analysis of potential reintroduction costs.

Learn About the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program

November 13, 2019

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The Council's new online communication tool will make it easier for users to learn about the fish and wildlife program.

Washington's Orca Task Force Recommends Protections For A Declining Species

October 23, 2019
John Harrison

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The Southern Resident orca population in Puget Sound, part of an iconic species that is as much a symbol of the Pacific Northwest as salmon, is in trouble, and while their problems are simply stated, solutions will be difficult.

Washington And Partners Use Early-detection Monitoring To Locate And Control Invasive Aquatic Species

October 22, 2019
John Harrison

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Washington state is watching carefully for signs that invasive species like Northern Pike and zebra and quagga mussels don’t expand (pike) or take hold (mussels) in the state.

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