and the opening day of fall salmon fishing in the lower Columbia River is slated for Aug. 1 the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. Statewide, anglers can expect similar salmon ...

“Instead of taking the one step identified by scientists as absolutely crucial for salmon recovery, these agencies failed our region yet again,” said Meg Townsend, an endangered species attorney with ...

Oregon and Washington will reopen sport salmon fishing Friday below Bonneville ... However, the number of fish caught in test-netting in the lower river skyrocketed Sunday and Monday, suggesting ...

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 437 salmonid boats and 148 Washington bank rods tallied on the flight count of March 29. Sec 3 (I-5 area ...

A 2022 NOAA assessment found the number of wild salmon spawning in Columbia River tributaries declined substantially for nearly every salmon run in nearly every river measured between 1990 and 2019.

“And in the Columbia River there is, of course, a lot of attention due to the impact on salmon and other resources. So, we expect that our project here will be much more heavily scrutinized.

“Others love them like puppy dogs.” In a healthy ecosystem, where salmon and smelt runs were thriving, there would be plenty of fish for sea lions, as well as birds and humans. But that’s not the ...

This six-episode series tells the story of the salmon of the Columbia River in a way not heard before: through the experiences of a tribal family that relies on the fish as essential to their way ...

Last year, Biden’s administration reached a tentative three-year agreement with Canadian officials to renew the Columbia River Treaty, which governs flood control and hydropower sharing between ...

Jessie Wardarski / AP The Columbia River Treaty — and what will happen ... “There are obviously some mutual interests that we have around salmon, around ecosystems, around cultural values ...