Salmon

Controversial Dredge Mining Ban Advances in Oregon Senate

Amelia Templeton — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:33:33 +0000

A bill that restricts motorized mining in salmon and trout streams advanced in the Oregon Senate Wednesday evening. Amelia Templeton from our EarthFix team reports.

Research Helps Design Fish-Friendlier Turbines

Courtney Flatt — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:17:56 +0000

When salmon swim through dam turbines, the changes in pressure can be catastrophic to their bodies. Researchers are trying to figure out how improve fish survival rates. And the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is paying attention. Reporting for EarthFix, Courtney Flatt has more.

NOAA Hopes to Foster Ideas and Future Collaboration

Aaron Kunz — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 15:24:01 +0000

Environmentalists, farmers and irrigators could play a bigger role in creating long term management policies for Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead. The government has asked two university programs in Oregon and Washington to act as mediators over the next six months, talking with more than 200 organizations, states and tribes in order to find a better way of managing fish.

NOAA Asks for Input From NW Salmon Stakeholders

Aaron Kunz — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:37:07 +0000

Environmentalists in the Northwest are being offered an expanded role in shaping the long-term recovery plan for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia Basin.

Earthfix reporter Aaron Kunz has more.

Working for Idaho's Extinct Coho Salmon

Aaron Kunz — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:40:47 +0000

The Northwest’s declining salmon runs have spurred marathon legal battles and inspired billions in spending to save the iconic species.

But Idaho’s coho salmon were never listed as endangered before they went extinct in 1987. Very few people noticed when the fish were gone. But the Nez Perce Indian tribe noticed. And thanks to its extraordinary efforts, coho are once again returning by the thousands to Idaho waters.

Earthfix reporter Aaron Kunz explains.

Lawsuit Seeking To End Sea Lion Killing Moves Ahead

Chris Lehman — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:45:25 +0000

Supporters of an effort to stop the government from killing sea lions at Bonneville Dam made their case to a federal judge in Portland Friday. The animals are targeted because they feed on endangered salmon.

Sea Lions At Bonneville Dam Ate Estimated 2500 Sturgeon

Amelia Templeton — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:02:31 +0000

Biologists say the sea lions that scoop up fish at the foot of Bonneville dam on the Columbia river have killed more sturgeon this year than salmon. Amelia Templeton reports.

Fire In Western Wash. Raises Fears For Spawning Salmon

Ashley Ahearn — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:11:08 +0000

A fire that burned roughly 250 acres in Mason County last week has been put out. Now biologists are concerned about the potential impacts on local salmon runs. Ashley Ahearn reports for EarthFix.

Demolition Of Washington's Condit Dam Nearing Completion

Tom Banse — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:30:09 +0000

Federal regulators have granted a short extension to complete the removal of Condit Dam on southwest Washington's White Salmon River. Originally, demolition crews were supposed to be done with the nearly year-long project by August 31.

Sawtooth Salmon Festival Highlights Idaho's Protected Salmon

Aaron Kunz — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:43:45 +0000

The annual Sawtooth Salmon Festival brought in many visitors to Stanley in central Idaho this weekend. That’s despite a nearby wildfire that’s brought in smoke to the area.

The festival coincides with the return of sockeye and chinook salmon to the Stanley area. So far 160 sockeye have arrived so far. That’s down from the hundreds that showed up last year.

Annie Morrison is an intern at Idaho Rivers United, which organized the event. She says festival goers got a chance to see salmon spawning.