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.
Tag – Salmon-and-steelhead
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.
Science Board, Citing Uncertainties, Says Salmon Reintroduction Above Grand Coulee 'Could Be Successful'
- November 15, 2019
- John Harrison
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.
New Collection Facility Improves Passage for Salmon and Steelhead on Oregon's North Fork Santiam River
- September 24, 2019
- John Harrison
Hatchery fish are collected, and wild fish are released in an effort to help rebuild threatened species of Willamette River Chinook and winter steelhead
Report Concludes Habitat Above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams Could Support Salmon and Steelhead
- June 13, 2019
- John Harrison
The report from the Upper Columbia United Tribes completes the first phase of a three-phase strategy in the Council’s 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program to assess the potential for reintroduction.
2019 Columbia River Basin Salmon and Steelhead Runs Should Be Better Than 2018, Agencies Predict
- March 15, 2019
- John Harrison
Twice as many salmon and steelhead are predicted to return to the Columbia River Basin in 2019 as returned last year, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho state fish biologists reported at the Council’s March meeting.
New Fish, Old Story
- March 15, 2018
- John Harrison
2018 salmon and steelhead returns to the Columbia River are forecast below average, again.
Vanished Salmon
- October 31, 2017
- John Harrison
A June survey of the near-shore ocean off the mouth of the Columbia River found almost no juvenile salmon, despite normal abundance in the river. Why?
The Colville Tribes celebrate the arrival of the first salmon
- May 26, 2017
- Laura Robinson
On May 19 the Colville Tribes hosted their annual First Salmon Ceremony at the Chief Joseph Hatchery, where the ceremony has been held since 2013.
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