Upper Columbia Tribes Seek to Restore River's Salmon Runs Above Grand Coulee Dam
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Spokesman-Review] By Becky Kramer - January 27, 2015 -
For 75 years, tribes along the upper Columbia River have dreamed of restoring salmon above Grand Coulee Dam.
Now, they're planning an initial study of what it would take to return spring chinook and sockeye runs to the 100-plus river miles between the dam and the U.S.-Canadian border.
Efforts to retrofit high dams for fish passage have been tried elsewhere, with limited success, said Bill Maslen, the Bonneville Power Administration's fish and wildlife director. But there could be other options, including planting adult salmon in the reservoirs for tribal fishers to catch, he said.
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