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The Council works to protect and enhance fish and wildlife in the Columbia River Basin. Its Fish & Wildlife Program guides project funding by the Bonneville Power Administration.

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COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORY PROJECT

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  1. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Predation in the Columbia River Basin

    Predation in the Columbia River Basin August 9, 2012 9am – 4:30pm Ambridge Event Center, Sellwood Room 1333 NE MLK Jr Blvd, Portland Agenda 9:00 - 9:05 am Welcome and Introductory Comments Phil Rockefeller 9:05 - 9:25 Background & Expectations for...
  2. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Freshwater Slaughter

    Freshwater Slaughter Freshwater Slaughter — John Harrison , June 2018 — Sea lions are feasting on Columbia River spring Chinook salmon and may be killing as much as 40 percent of the annual run Over the last decade or so, more and more of the marine...
  3. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Predation

    Predation Mammals Birds Fish A gauntlet of predators face Columbia River salmon and steelhead, both adult and juvenile fish. The Council through its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program with its state, federal, and tribal partners, works to...
  4. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Predation by Birds

    Predation by Birds Read long-form story Fish-eating birds have an appetite for juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River, consuming millions every spring and summer as they migrate downstream to the ocean. In 2015, for example, scientists...
  5. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Predation by Fish

    Predation by Fish While game fish including bass and walleye are known to eat juvenile salmon and steelhead, state and tribal fishery managers are more concerned about two ravenous predator fish in the Columbia River system, northern pike and northern...
  6. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Predation by marine mammals

    Predation by marine mammals Read long-form story The number of sea lions in the lower Columbia River is increasing every year, and so is their predation on salmon and steelhead. In 2017, preliminary data compiled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
  7. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Predation by Caspian Terns

    Predation by Caspian Terns < Return to Predation page Part of the tern colony on East Sand Island. Photo: Bird Research Northwest. East Sand Island with Astoria in the background. Photo: Bird Research Northwest. Caspian tern with a steelhead smolt near...
  8. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    Predation by Double-Crested Cormorants

    Predation by Double-Crested Cormorants < Return to Predation page Double-crested cormorants have distinctive feather tufts above each eye. Both photos: Bird Research Northwest. A cormorant nesting on East Sand Island. According to Bird Research...
  9. WEBPAGE
    Mar 02, 2022

    2017 Congressional Tour about Sea Lion Predation

    2017 Congressional Tour about Sea Lion Predation In April 2017, the Council hosted a tour near Bonneville Dam to highlight salmon predation by sea lions. See the full tour brochure , and the letter to Senator Risch .
  10. MEETING
    Aug 09, 2012

    Predation in the Columbia River Basin

    Agenda from the Science Policy Exchange 2012 meeting 9 - 9:05 am Welcome and Introductory Comments Phil Rockefeller 9:05 - 9:25 Background & Expectations for Workshop; Introductions Dave Ward 9:25 - 9:40 Summary of ISAB’s Columbia River Food Web...
  11. REPORT
    Jun 10, 2019
    2019-7

    Economics of the Northern Pike Invasion in the Columbia River Basin

    Economics of the Northern Pike Invasion in the Columbia River Basin Executive Summary In a recent letter from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (hereinafter the Council) to the Independent Science Advisory Board (ISAB), the Council posed two...
  12. REPORT
    Jun 11, 2009
    ISRP 2009-21

    Final review of the Columbia River Fish Accord proposal, Sea Lion Predation Rate Estimation and Non-lethal Hazing (2008-004-00)

    Final review of the Columbia River Fish Accord proposal, Sea Lion Predation Rate Estimation and Non-lethal Hazing (2008-004-00) At the Council’s May 19, 2009 request, the ISRP reviewed a response received from the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish...
  13. REPORT
    Oct 05, 2016
    ISAB 2016-1

    Predation Metrics Report

    Predation Metrics Report At the request of the Council, the Independent Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB) reviewed and recommended potential alternative metrics for evaluating and comparing the effects of predation at different stages in the life cycle of...
  14. REPORT
    Apr 23, 2021
    ISAB 2021-2

    ISAB Comparison of Research Findings on Avian Predation Impacts on Salmon Survival

    ISAB Comparison of Research Findings on Avian Predation Impacts on Salmon Survival Columbia Basin fish and wildlife managers, policy makers, and researchers have expressed concern about differences in the conclusions and management implications of the...
  15. REPORT
    Oct 22, 2021
    ISAB 2021-4

    American Shad in the Columbia River: Past, Present, Future

    American Shad in the Columbia River: Past, Present, Future * Presentation to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (November 17, 2021) Background. American shad were introduced to West Coast rivers in the late 1800s and rapidly expanded. Shad...
  16. REPORT
    Dec 07, 2021
    ISRP 2021-10

    ISRP Review of WDFW Response and Revised Proposal “Piscivorous Fish Status and Trend Monitoring in the Columbia River Upstream of McNary Dam”

    ISRP Review of WDFW Response and Revised Proposal “Piscivorous Fish Status and Trend Monitoring in the Columbia River Upstream of McNary Dam” On November 2, 2021, the Council asked the ISRP to review Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW)...
  17. REPORT
    Oct 04, 2023
    ISRP 2023-4

    ISRP 2023 Follow-up Review of Project #1990-077-00, Development of Systemwide Predator Control (Northern Pikeminnow Management Program)

    ISRP 2023 Follow-up Review of Project #1990-077-00, Development of Systemwide Predator Control (Northern Pikeminnow Management Program) On September 5, 2023, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council asked the ISRP to review a cover letter and response...
  18. REPORT
    Apr 04, 2000
    2000-16

    The Northern Pikeminnow Management Program

    The Northern Pikeminnow Management Program The Northern Pikeminnow Management Program began on a test basis in 1990 and was in full operation beginning in 1991. The Program has three essential fishery components: (a) a “sport-reward” fishery in which...
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