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2 weeks ago

A guest opinion on the steelhead's plight and future by Friends of the Clearwater: dnews.com/opinion/his-view-idaho-s-wild-steelhead-on-a-path-to/article_2c9b4f76-5271-59ea-9bb7-d8... ...

His View: Idaho's wild steelhead on a path to extinction

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In 1997, the National Marine Fisheries Service listed Snake River Basin steelhead as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.Both A-run and B-run wild steelhead are federally…

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3 weeks ago

Steelhead season to be closed early in response to threat of lawsuit by SRW, others concerned by dire return. We don't like it any more than you, but these fish need help: spokesman.com/stories/2018/nov/14/under-threat-of-lawsuit-idaho-temporarily-closes-s/ ...

Under threat of lawsuit, Idaho temporarily closes spring steelhead fishing statewide

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Under threat of a lawsuit, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to temporarily suspend steelhead fishing on the Snake River, Salmon River and other waterways throughout the state.

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2 months ago

Excited to announce victory (pending appeal) for Snake River #salmon in our temperature TMDL case! Congrats to Columbia Riverkeeper, Idaho Rivers United, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Advocates for the West, and the Institute for Fisheries Resources. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/federal-judge-orders-epa-to-protect-salmon-in-colum... ...

Federal judge orders EPA to protect salmon from warm temps in Columbia River basin

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Salmon in the Columbia River basin have struggled against slow-moving, warm waters produced by dams.

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2 months ago

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2 months ago

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NOAA Releases Preliminary 2018 Juvenile Salmonid Survival Estimates Through Columbia/Snake Dams

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Yearling chinook salmon from upstream of Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River down through Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River survived at a below average rate this spring if they were from a hatchery and at an above average rate if they were wild,

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Every individual who derives inner satisfaction from the sight, sound and presence of clear, clean water has a responsibility which cannot and must not be ignored. Our water resources are not limitless and, generally, when lost, are lost forever. None of our resources that are worth saving should be abandoned to industry, development, or just plain carelessness, without inquiry and a proper fight mounted if deemed necessary.
– Stanley Bryer, The Stream Conservation Handbook (1974)