A National Marine Fisheries Service study to determine the benefits
for
rearing salmon and steelhead from nutrients deposited via carcasses
of
spawned out adults has earned a funding green light.
The Northwest Power Planning Council on Wednesday recommended that the
Bonneville Power Administration allocate $105,000 to complete a nutrient
utilization study begun by NMFS last year. The approval came despite
reservations that the project’s study design had not been …
