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Columbia River steelhead ban lifted after spike in numbers

A sharp spike in summer steelhead numbers over Bonneville Dam allowed Oregon and Washington to end an August ban on keeping hatchery fish throughout the lower Columbia River. From Friday through the ...
Houston Chronicle

Oregon and conservationists ask court to OK dam operation changes to help salmon

(AP) — Conservationists and the state of Oregon have asked a federal court to approve changes to dam operations on the lower Snake and ... over federally operated dams' impacts on the fish. Key ...
OPB

Federal leaders knew Northwest dams would hurt Native communities — and they approved

A new report acknowledged the ongoing damage done by dams on the Columbia River. But that’s only part of the story. File: Lone Pine, a fishing site near The Dalles Dam along the Columbia River, as ...
The Columbian

Spring chinook salmon fishing extended in Columbia River

Spring chinook salmon passage at Bonneville Dam is only at about 25 percent of the 10-year average for the date. (RICK BOWMER/Associated Press) The spring season for spring Chinook salmon and hatchery ...