by Jeremy FiveCrows | Sep 22, 2014 | The Dipnetter
Back in the 1970s, salmon runs were declining so quickly that there was a real worry that they would go extinct in some areas. In 1980, only 470,000 salmon total passed Bonneville Dam—and that’s adding up chinook, sockeye, and coho. In 1995, the tribes released the...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Sep 22, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
On September 7, 67,024 fall chinook passed Bonneville Dam. The very next day, 67,521 passed, breaking the record for number of fish passing the dam since it was built back in 1938. Over those two days, 134,545 fall chinook passed Bonneville Dam—more fish than the...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 24, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
The 2014 sockeye run in the Columbia River is the largest since fish-counting began at the dam in 1938. By July 21, 605,860 fish had passed the dam on their way to spawn in British Columbia, north-central Washington, and Idaho. The previous record was 516,000 in 2012....
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 24, 2014 | CRITFC News, The Dipnetter
The film “The Lost Fish” (the film trailer appears at the end of this post) about tribal Pacific lamprey restoration that was produced by CRITFC and Freshwaters Illustrated was selected for inclusion in this year’s Portland Ecofilm Festival. The festival features...
by Jeremy FiveCrows | Jul 22, 2014 | CRITFC News
Much of the funding for salmon restoration and rebuilding projects is guided by the Northwest Power & Conservation Council’s Fish & Wildlife Program. Every five years, the Council updates this program. Unfortunately some of the language in the 2014 draft...
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