NOAA's Fisheries Service released today three interwoven "biological opinions" that represent what the agency says is the most comprehensive strategy yet developed to protect listed 13 Columbia River basin salmon and steelhead species and lift them toward recovery.
NOAA's Fisheries Service released today three interwoven "biological opinions" that represent what the agency says is the most comprehensive strategy yet developed to protect listed 13 Columbia River basin salmon and steelhead species and lift them toward recovery.
With the "backbone of the West Coast salmon industry" broken, the federal government declared a commercial fishery failure on Thursday, which opens the door for Congress to appropriate money to alleviate predicted financial hardships.
Federal scientists believe that natural forces -- unfavorable ocean conditions -- were the most influential factors in the infamous collapse of Sacramento fall chinook salmon fortunes last year, and the record low return forecast this year.
Habitat improvements charted under a new memorandum of agreement between federal agencies and tribes could more than double, in a few cases, the survival of protected salmon and steelhead from the egg to smolt stage, according to biological analysis produced by the Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama tribes.
Pacific Power, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and the Bonneville Power Administration this week announced a regional effort to further improve the efficiency of electricity use throughout the Pacific Northwest.
With the "backbone of the West Coast salmon industry" broken, the federal government declared a commercial fishery failure on Thursday, which opens the door for Congress to appropriate money to alleviate predicted financial hardships.
Federal scientists believe that natural forces -- unfavorable ocean conditions -- were the most influential factors in the infamous collapse of Sacramento fall chinook salmon fortunes last year, and the record low return forecast this year.
Habitat improvements charted under a new memorandum of agreement between federal agencies and tribes could more than double, in a few cases, the survival of protected salmon and steelhead from the egg to smolt stage, according to biological analysis produced by the Umatilla, Warm Springs and Yakama tribes.
Pacific Power, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and the Bonneville Power Administration this week announced a regional effort to further improve the efficiency of electricity use throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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With legal battles looming in the background, the Washington and Oregon departments of fish and wildlife on Thursday launched efforts to trap and remove California sea lions that have made a habit of feasting on spawning salmon in the turbulent waters below the lower Columbia River's Bonneville Dam.
Four draft memorandums of agreement announced this month that pledge nearly $1 billion in Columbia River basin fish and wildlife funding over the next 10 years have drawn some praise, much criticism and threats of continued, rather than reduced, litigation in the region.
Just 10 days before a new Federal Columbia River Power system "biological opinion" is scheduled to spring to life, a federal appeals court panel has declared its predecessor officially dead, again.
With legal battles looming in the background, the Washington and Oregon departments of fish and wildlife on Thursday launched efforts to trap and remove California sea lions that have made a habit of feasting on spawning salmon in the turbulent waters below the lower Columbia River's Bonneville Dam.
Four draft memorandums of agreement announced this month that pledge nearly $1 billion in Columbia River basin fish and wildlife funding over the next 10 years have drawn some praise, much criticism and threats of continued, rather than reduced, litigation in the region.
Just 10 days before a new Federal Columbia River Power system "biological opinion" is scheduled to spring to life, a federal appeals court panel has declared its predecessor officially dead, again.
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The Northwest Power and Conservation Council this week began discussing how it will handle a flood of recommendations for amending its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council this week began discussing how it will handle a flood of recommendations for amending its Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
The Bonneville Power Administration this week announced draft agreements with four Columbia River basin tribes, and the states of Idaho and Montana, that would guarantee $980.5 million in funding for fish and wildlife projects over the next 10 years in exchange for support of the federal hydro system salmon recovery strategy.
A total of nearly $1 billion in fish and wildlife project funding promises either moves toward a more unified and successful Columbia River basin salmon restoration effort, or, depending on the perspective, attempts to dodge biological and legal truths.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council on Thursday adopted the most restrictive salmon fisheries in the history for the West Coast, in response to the unprecedented collapse of Sacramento River fall chinook and the exceptionally poor status of coho salmon from Oregon and Washington.
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council and staff, and parties interested in commenting, are set to pore through an avalanche of materials submitted as recommended amendments to the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program.
The Bonneville Power Administration this week announced draft agreements with four Columbia River basin tribes, and the states of Idaho and Montana, that would guarantee $980.5 million in funding for fish and wildlife projects over the next 10 years in exchange for support of the federal hydro system salmon recovery strategy.
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