A panel of scientists gathered July
1 agreed that climatic and ocean
conditions can greatly affect the
numbers of salmon that return to the
Columbia River Basin to spawn and
complete their life cycle.
But they also warned that information
is still limited about specific
ocean survival cause-and-effects,
and that salmon recovery hopes can’t
be pinned solely on a predicted
return to more favorable ocean
conditions.
Fisheries scientists gathered in
Portland last week to explain …
