A plan for river operations designed to aid survival of Columbia River
chum salmon was delivered to river operators last week. The interim plan
will guide river operations below Bonneville Dam for chum spawning and
rearing through spring.
A letter outlining the plan to protect chum salmon, which was listed
as an endangered species in March 1999, was sent by the National Marine
Fisheries Service to the three federal agencies responsible for operating
the federal Columbia River power system
