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  1. Canadian Columbia Basin Glaciers are Shrinking

    Aug 4, 2020 John Harrison
    Five years of research shows the warming climate is causing glaciers to retreat. There are implications for the Columbia River water supply.

  2. 'Sherman's Lagoon' Brings Salmon-Eating Sea Lions In The Columbia River To A World-wide Audience

    Apr 21, 2020 John Harrison
    In 'Sherman's Lagoon,' Filmore declares 'We need to help the seals and sea lions in the Columbia River."

  3. Columbia River Estuary Projects Are Improving Habitat For Migrating Juvenile Salmon and Steelhead

    Mar 20, 2020 John Harrison
    More than 14,000 acres of floodplain have been opened, including 500 acres in 2019 alone.

  4. New Fish, Old Story

    Mar 15, 2018 John Harrison
    2018 salmon and steelhead returns to the Columbia River are forecast below average, again.

  5. What's Old May Be New Again

    Dec 13, 2017 John Harrison
    Fishing with a trap may be an effective way to separate hatchery from wild fish. Illegal since 1934, might this old technology be made new again?

  6. Estuary Restoration

    Oct 31, 2017 John Harrison
    Scientists are working to better understand what and where juvenile salmon eat in the Columbia River estuary, and whether survival is affected by the numbers, or density, of fish.

  7. Reconnecting a River

    Jul 13, 2017 John Harrison
    Steigerwald Lake floodplain reconnection will improve habitat for migrating juvenile salmon and steelhead.

  8. Research Revision

    Jun 15, 2017 John Harrison
    By focusing research, the Council will make better-informed decisions about projects that address the most important issues in fish and wildlife recovery.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. Wild fish: Some frustration, some optimism

    Apr 6, 2016 John Harrison
    Northwest state fish managers are both frustrated and optimistic about wild fish returns to the Columbia River. It depends on the species.

  14. Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species in the Columbia River

    Dec 17, 2015 Carol Winkel
    Washington State University and the Columbia River Research Lab presented research on Asian copepods, and reviewed a project to enhance the region's ability to detect, and prevent the spread of, invasive quagga and zebra mussels.

  15. Warm Water Wreaks Havoc on Columbia River Fish

    Aug 12, 2015 John Harrison
    Six words describe the state of the Columbia River in 2015 for salmon, steelhead, and sturgeon: Too hot, too early, too long. The unusually warm June and July raised Columbia Ri

  16. Warm Water Blamed for Huge Columbia River Sockeye Die-off

    Jul 31, 2015 John Harrison
    Federal and state fisheries biologists say more than a quarter million Columbia River sockeye salmon have died in the river and its tributaries this summer as the result of unus

  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. Seals and Sea Lions Are Following Fish Into the Columbia River

    Mar 16, 2015 John Harrison
    An aerial survey by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in February counted more than 6,000 seals and 1,600 sea lions in the Astoria area, according to a report in Th

  19. 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

  20. Revised Fish and Wildlife Program Focuses on Ecosystems and Wild Fish

    Oct 8, 2014 John Harrison
    Restoring ecosystems and wild fish throughout the Columbia River Basin is a major theme of the latest Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program, which the Council approved

  21. Salmon returns to the Columbia River are strong in 2014

    Sep 16, 2014 John Harrison
    Coho, fall Chinook, and sockeye salmon returned from the Pacific Ocean to the Columbia River in record or near-record numbers this year. The daily count of fall Chinook on Septe

  22. 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

  23. Another Good Year for Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Runs

    Mar 16, 2012 Carol Winkel
    Washington, Oregon, and Idaho fish managers are optimistic about salmon and steelhead returns to the Columbia River Basin in 2012, with some runs predicted to return in numbers not seen in decades –

  24. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON AND STEELHEAD

    Nov 22, 2011 John Harrison
    The Endangered Species Act of 1973 has a long and litigious history in the Columbia River Basin. Twelve specific populations, or evolutionarily significant units, of four species of Columbia River Bas
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