Tough Year For Idaho Steelhead But IDFG Says Will Likely Meet Broodstock Goals; To Date Lower Granite Passage Far Below Normal
November 21st, 2019
Idaho Department of Fish and Game says it is “well on its way to meeting broodstock goals” for steelhead at Snake, Salmon and Clearwater River hatcheries.
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Council Hears Review Of Report On Salmon Reintroduction Above Grand Coulee: ‘Grand Experiment, No Guarantees’
November 15th, 2019
Two of the scientists who reviewed the phase 1 report that assesses the feasibility of reintroducing salmon and steelhead upstream of Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams told the Northwest Power and Conservation Council Wednesday that a cost analysis should be incorporated early in the process and in a stepwise fashion if the effort is to move forward.
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Flows For ESA-Listed Chum Getting To Be Tough Call As Grand Coulee Drains Half-Foot A Day With No Rain In Sight
November 7th, 2019
Although operations at Bonneville Dam that sets a tailwater elevation designed to provide ideal spawning conditions for threatened Columbia River chum salmon downstream of the dam began Monday, few chum have yet to hear the call.
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Science Panel Completes Review Of Report On Feasibility Of Reintroducing Anadromous Salmonids Above Grand Coulee Dam
November 7th, 2019
A panel of scientists completed a review of the Upper Columbia United Tribes’ phase 1 report that describes the feasibility of reintroducing salmon and steelhead into the reaches of the Columbia River upstream of Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams.
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Middle Fork Salmon River: ‘Shifting Baseline Syndrome’ Skews Wilderness River’s True Abundance Potential For Spring/Summer Chinook
October 31st, 2019
Natural abundance potential of spring/summer chinook salmon in the Middle Fork Salmon River of Idaho recalculated by three biologists is far higher than most current management goals for the fish by NOAA Fisheries, the Nez Perce Tribe and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, according to a recent study.
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Fishery Management Plan For (Once Extinct) Coho, Trout Fishing In Oregon’s Snake River Basin Out For Comment
October 31st, 2019
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service has released for public comment a Fishery Management and Evaluation Plan for implementing fisheries targeting once extinct coho salmon and resident trout in Oregon waters of the Snake River Basin.
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Collaboration, Coalition: $4 Billion Yakima Basin Plan For Fish, Farmers Moves Forward At $100 Million A Year
October 31st, 2019
A wide-ranging project on the east side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington promises to restore fish runs while also improving water supplies during drought years for farmers.
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Poor Steelhead Returns To Idaho Has River Communities, Outfitters Worried About Economic Future
October 25th, 2019
Roy Akins and Toby Wyatt are Idaho salmon and steelhead outfitters who don’t necessarily favor dam breaching as a means to improve fish runs, but now they are willing to consider it and they are urging Idaho Gov. Brad Little to make breaching part of the discussion.
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Independent Science Panel Reviews Draft Comparative Survival Study For Basin Salmon/Steelhead
October 24th, 2019
In its tenth annual review of the Fish Passage Center’s Comparative Survival Study, a panel of scientists said they are again worried about smolt-to-adult survival for Snake River wild spring chinook and steelhead, which continue to fall short of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s objectives.