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  1. Council Approves $500,000 for Fish Screen and Hatchery Maintenance

    Jun 18, 2020 John Harrison
    The expenditure is for work outside routine maintenance needs and comes partly from savings in other projects in the Council's fish and wildlife program.

  2. Avian Predation: A River System Out Of Balance

    May 18, 2020 John Harrison
    For one steelhead species, the impact is significant, but overall the amount of predation has declined over recent years, a hopeful sign, researchers say.

  3. Sea Lion Reports: Stellers Are Staying Longer At Bonneville And Feasting On Winter Steelhead

    May 5, 2020 John Harrison
    Big sea lions are causing big problems for Columbia River salmon and steelhead, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' annual report on sea lion predation at Bonneville Dam.

  4. Decision Expected This Summer On Application To Remove More Sea Lions

    Apr 17, 2020 John Harrison
    Application targets aggressive sea lions that prey on Columbia River fish between the ocean and McNary Dam.

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

    Jan 13, 2020 John Harrison
    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.

  6. New Collection Facility Improves Passage for Salmon and Steelhead on Oregon's North Fork Santiam River

    Sep 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

  7. Analysis Will Help Target Efforts To Reduce Predation

    Dec 13, 2018 John Harrison
    Fisheries scientists at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission are developing a model to help better target efforts to control predation on fish in the Columbia and Snake rivers.

  8. Mixed Review

    Mar 28, 2018 John Harrison
    Scientists say the Council's Fish and Wildlife Program has 'many strengths' but also important weaknesses. The Council is getting ready to begin the next program revision.

  9. Improving Irrigation System Efficiency and Its Impact on the Power System

    Mar 16, 2018 Carol Winkel
    At its March meeting, the Council approved the release of its white paper on the value of improving irrigation system efficiency to the power system. The annual average streamf

  10. Northwest Governors send letter on sea lion predation

    Jan 29, 2018 John Harrison
    The governors of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington sent a letter to the House members of the Northwest Congressional delegation supporting federal legislation that would better control predation by sea lions on Columbia River salmon and steelhead.

  11. Fish Head Bounty

    Mar 24, 2017 John Harrison
    Northern pike, a voracious predator, are continuing to invade Lake Roosevelt, imperiling other fish species. There is a $10 per fish bounty to get them out of the lake.

  12. Sea Lion Fish Feast

    Mar 1, 2017 John Harrison
    The number of salmon and steelhead consumed by sea lions at Bonneville Dam last year, more than 9,500 fish, was the second-largest since observations and monitoring began in 2002, according to a report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During their annual spring foray into the Columbia River, sea lions also killed lamprey and sturgeon.

  13. Cold-water Species In A Warming Climate

    Aug 12, 2016 John Harrison
    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.

  14. Hatcheries and Wild Salmon: Results From Nearly 30 Years of Study

    May 10, 2016 John Harrison
    Researchers in Idaho find hatcheries can help stabilize a declining salmon population, but not permanently.

  15. Climate Change Emphasizes Importance of Cold-Water Habitats for Fish

    Dec 23, 2015 John Harrison
    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.

  16. Scientist: Begin Preparing Now For Climate Change Impacts Along The Lower Columbia River

    Oct 16, 2015 John Harrison
    As the climate warms and polar ice continues to melt, sea levels will rise and estuary shorelines, including those along the lower Columbia River, will be inundated. Whether tha

  17. Spokane Tribal Hatchery Audit Will Be a Template for Others

    Jul 16, 2015 John Harrison
    A recent assessment of the Spokane Tribal Hatchery, which raises trout and kokanee for release into Lake Roosevelt behind Grand Coulee Dam, will serve as a template for similar

  18. Sea lion numbers are increasing, and so is predation on salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River

    Jan 15, 2015 John Harrison
      The number of sea lions in the lower Columbia River is increasing every year, and so is predation by sea lions on salmon and steelhead. Information presented to the Council t

  19. Issues For Next Fish And Wildlife Program Include Dams, Hatcheries, Invasive Species

    Dec 18, 2013 John Harrison
    On the Kootenay River, the second powerhouse at Brilliant Dam, left, was built to accommodate a fish ladder. The dam is near the confluence with the Columbia at Castlegar, Brit

  20. A controversy for the Council: Hatchery impacts on wild fish

    Nov 14, 2013 Carol Winkel
    Wiers like this at the outlet of Redfish Lake in central Idaho help biologists sort wild and hatchery fish. Like the proverbial elephant in the room, the future role of salmon

  21. Council approves first step toward new Walla Walla Spring Chinook hatchery

    Oct 8, 2013 John Harrison
    After approving the first step toward a new hatchery for Walla Walla River spring Chinook, Council members pose with N. Kathryn Brigham, a member of the Board of Trustees of th

  22. New hatchery will boost production of iconic Snake River sockeye salmon

    Jun 19, 2012 John Harrison
    The Council has recommended construction of a new hatchery to boost production of Snake River sockeye salmon, an endangered species, and continue a long-term effort to rebuild the population to natura
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