Endangered Snake River Sockeye Arriving At Idaho’s Sawtooth Basin, Numbers Better Than Last Year’s Dismal Return
August 6th, 2020
The first two sockeye salmon completed their 900 mile journey through eight Columbia and Snake river dams and up the Salmon River, climbing 6,500 feet in elevation and arriving in Idaho’s Sawtooth Basin over the weekend.
Read the Full Article
NOAA Fisheries Taking Comments On Clackamas Hatchery Spring Chinook Program, Moving From Segregated To Integrated Broodstock
August 6th, 2020
NOAA Fisheries is taking public comment on its proposal to issue an Endangered Species Act determination for the Clackamas Hatchery Spring Chinook Salmon program, which moved this year from a segregated to an integrated broodstock program. Natural-origin spring chinook salmon will be spawned at the hatchery to bolster the genetic diversity of the broodstock and reduce genetic divergence from the wild stock.
Read the Full Article
Bacterial Outbreak Forces Euthanization Of 3.2 Million Fish At California Hatcheries
July 30th, 2020
Three California Department of Fish and Wildlife fish hatchery facilities in the eastern Sierra and Southern California have been battling a bacterial outbreak that has affected 3.2 million fish. Last week, after consultation with fish pathology experts and exhausting all avenues of treatment, CDFW announced that the fish, which are all trout, at the affected facilities must be euthanized in order to stop the spread of the outbreak.
Read the Full Article
Decades-Old Snake River Hatcheries Underfunded For Infrastructure Needs; Produce 20 Million Juvenile Salmon/Steelhead Each Year
July 16th, 2020
A five-year plan for non-recurring maintenance needs and infrastructure fixes at aging 35-to-40-year-old Snake River hatcheries shows a budget that is $5 million short, raising the question of who pays, according to managers and operators at the hatcheries who laid out their funding needs at the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s Fish and Wildlife Committee meeting Tuesday, July 14.
Read the Full Article
NOAA Fisheries Releases For Comment Proposed ESA Determinations, Draft Environmental Assessment On Mid-Columbia Hatcheries
July 16th, 2020
NOAA Fisheries is offering for public review and comment a proposal to issue Endangered Species Act determinations for hatchery operations in the Hood River, Touchet River, Umatilla River, and Deschutes River basins.
Read the Full Article
NW Power/Conservation Council Approves $500,000 For Hatchery/Screens Maintenance In FY2021
June 25th, 2020
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council approved a half million dollars for fiscal year 2021 in projects to maintain the region’s investments in hatcheries and screens.
Read the Full Article
After Comments, ODFW Not Proceeding With Sandy River Proposal To Expand Fishing By Boat
June 12th, 2020
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding off on a proposal to allow more fishing from a boat or other floating device on the Sandy River starting in 2021 in order to reduce interactions between hatchery and wild fish.
Read the Full Article
Ocean Warming, Hatchery Fish Crowding In North Pacific Reducing British Columbia Sockeye Survival
May 29th, 2020
The northeast Pacific Ocean from the Fraser River to the Bering Sea is warming, but it is also becoming more crowded with hatchery pink and chum salmon produced in Alaska and Russia. The competition for food by hatchery pink salmon in a warming ocean has resulted in a 15 percent drop in survival of sockeye salmon returning to the Fraser River and other streams in British Columbia, according to a study released this week.
Read the Full Article
ODFW Proposes Expanded Fishing By Boat On Sandy River To Help Reduce Hatchery Salmon/Steelhead That Might Interact With Wild Fish
May 14th, 2020
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing to allow more fishing from a boat or other floating device on the Sandy River starting in 2021 in order to reduce interactions between hatchery and wild fish.