Central Washington Irrigators, Flip-Flop Is Underway
The Yakima Basin is about to flip its water operations for salmon and next year's crops, and river flows are about to get unpredictable.
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Science Shows Dams And Salmon Can Coexist, Newhouse Says
Many in the environmental community say for the Chinook salmon to survive, the four lower Snake River dams must be removed. However the farming community is quick to point out the issue is not nearly a black and white one, saying there are several factors impacting the number of salmon that return to the Snake each year, including pollution in the Pacific Ocean, predatory species like sea lions,
Feds Looking A Cutting Back on Salmon Fishing Along The West Coast
Federal officials have proposed curtailing nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast especially in challenging years in an effort to assist Northwest endangered killer whales. NOAA Fisheries is taking public comment on the plan, which calls for restricting commercial and recreational salmon fishing when Chinook salmon forecasts are especially low
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McMorris Rodgers Tells Inslee to Stop Killing Salmon in Puget Sound
Eastern Washington’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers is urging both Governor Jay Inslee and the Department of Ecology to protect Chinook stocks located in the Puget Sound. The Spokane area Republican said the state has proposed a new general pollution permit allowing 58 sewage treatment plants to discharge into Puget Sound.
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DOE Looking At Increasing Spill Over Columbia, Snake River Dams
The Washington Department of Ecology is looking at changing water quality standards to help migrating juvenile salmon. Dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers may be allowed to spill more water to assist fish in the area. Ecology has proposed changing the water quality standard for Total Dissolved Gas during the spring spill season.
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DOE Looking At Increasing Spill Over Columbia, Snake River Dams
The Washington Department of Ecology is looking at changing water quality standards to help migrating juvenile salmon. Dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers may be allowed to spill more water to assist fish in the area. Ecology has proposed changing the water quality standard for Total Dissolved Gas during the spring spill season.
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Chinook Salmon Numbers Expected To Be Low
An early forecast by fisheries managers in Idaho indicates a poor outlook for the upcoming chinook salmon season. A group of federal, state and tribal fisheries managers predicts just over 48,000 spring chinook will return to the mouth of the Snake River. La...