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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Northern Pike Could Be Devastating to Salmon and Steelhead, Scientists Warn in Report on Predation

    May 14, 2019 John Harrison
    Salmon and steelhead populations could collapse if Northern Pike escape Lake Roosevelt and establish downstream.

  5. Council Recommends Funding for Larger Dock to Handle Sea Lions at Bonneville Dam

    Jan 16, 2019
    Sea lion with a sturgeon at Bonneville Dam. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Photo. The Council this month approved a

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. Chinook Challenge

    Feb 15, 2018 John Harrison
    Report: Dams, altered habitat, the influence of some hatcheries -- all are affecting upper Columbia spring Chinook, which will not be recovered by supplementation alone.

  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. More Sea Lions, Fewer Fish

    Jun 9, 2017 John Harrison
    More sea lions and fewer spring Chinook salmon at Bonneville Dam this year was not good news for the fish.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. Forecast: Chinook Again Will Boost Salmon Numbers

    Mar 9, 2016 John Harrison
    In a word, the outlook for Columbia River salmon in 2016 is good. Not great as in some recent years, but good as in average or better for most species. Again this year, Chinook salmon will make up the bulk of the run.

  15. The Battle Against Northern Pike Intensifies In Lake Roosevelt

    Nov 18, 2015 John Harrison
    The campaign to halt the proliferation of Northern pike in Lake Roosevelt, the reservoir behind Grand Coulee Dam, is intensifying, state and tribal fish biologists reported to t

  16. Catch and Kill: Trying to Reduce Northern Pike in Lake Roosevelt

    Jun 9, 2015 John Harrison
    Northern pike, a voracious predator, are migrating into the upper Columbia River from the north and east, posing a threat to state and tribal efforts to protect and restore nati

  17. Spring Chinook Crowd the Fish Ladders at Bonneville Dam

    Apr 30, 2015 John Harrison
    An avalanche of spring Chinook hit Bonneville Dam in late April and early May, then tapered off into the middle of the month. Bonneville, 146 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean

  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. BPA, Idaho sign agreement to benefit wildlife and habitat

    Sep 16, 2014 John Harrison
    The State of Idaho and the Bonneville Power Administration have agreed on a 10-year mitigation program that would resolve Idaho’s share of the impacts of Federal Columbia Rive

  20. Idaho, BPA propose wildlife settlement agreement

    Aug 7, 2014 John Harrison
    The state of Idaho and the Bonneville Power Administration have reached a tentative agreement on a 10-year mitigation program that would resolve issues about the effects of fede

  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. Council recommends continued funding of Lake Roosevelt kokanee production

    Sep 11, 2013 John Harrison
    The Northwest Power and Conservation Council approved a proposal by the Spokane Tribe of Indians to continue producing kokanee -- freshwater sockeye salmon -- and releasing the fish into Lake Roosevel

  23. Bonneville, Corps of Engineers issue draft regional recommendation on Columbia River Treaty

    Jun 27, 2013 John Harrison
      Today the United States Entity under the Columbia River Treaty announced a “working draft of a regional recommendation” for the future of the treaty, which the United St
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