Hatcheries are death on wild salmon. Photo George Wuerthner The Indian Iron Curtain surrounds wild salmon and tribal policy and fishery management. Nearly every tribe in the Pacific Northwest says […]
Hatch-22: The Problem with the Pacific Salmon Resurgence
More salmon but more of them are of hatchery origin The proportion of hatchery versus wild Pacific salmon has risen to 1 in 5 with an overall production of 5 […]
Federal biologists say that cutting hatchery production could help protect wild salmon
It is an argument for removing dams as well. For many years biologists have known that hatchery fish effect the fitness of wild fish through competition and interbreeding. Hatchery fish […]
Judge faults gov't plan to save Pacific NW salmon
U.S. District Court Judge James A. Redden tells Federal Government to come up with backup plan to breach dams. Judge faults gov’t plan to save Pacific NW salmon Associated Press […]
Silent Fall: B.C.’s vanishing wild salmon means trouble for all
This will certainly take down the great bears and orca– The irony is that B.C. did not dam its salmon streams like the United States did. Silent Fall. Posted By: […]
Indian tribes make a billion dollar deal on salmon. Idaho's tribes did not participate
4 tribes agree to settlement on restoring salmon runs. By Hal Bernton. Seattle Times. Environmentalists: Agreements won’t save salmon. Deals reached with Idaho and Northwest tribes provide funding for habitat […]
Salmon Farming May Doom Wild Populations, Study Says
Salmon Farming May Doom Wild Populations, Study Says. By Juliet Eilperin and Marc Kaufman. Washington Post Staff Writers. Salmon farms spread disease and sea lice among wild populations.