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Habitat Restoration to Help Steelhead in the Potlatch River Finds Success

February 20, 2024
Carol Winkel

IDFG continues to improve habitat in the Potlatch watershed, the largest spawning area for wild steelhead in the lower Clearwater River.

Idaho Fishery Managers Are Optimistic About Clearwater Steelhead Return

October 02, 2020
John Harrison

2020 has been a year of bad news, but the Clearwater steelhead return offers a bit of good news for the species and anglers.

Threat to Steelhead

September 19, 2017
John Harrison

Wild Willamette winter steelhead, already at low numbers, face a new and growing threat: Sea lions.

Low Fish Returns? Blame the Blob

August 17, 2017
John Harrison

Northwest fishery managers point to recent warm ocean conditions as the possible cause of this year's disappointing steelhead and sockeye runs in the Columbia River

Repeat Spawners

December 16, 2016
John Harrison

A proposed steelhead kelt production and 'reconditioning' facility at the Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery in Idaho is intended to boost Snake River B-run steelhead, a threatened species, beyond the threshold for recovery.

Hatcheries and Wild Salmon: Results From Nearly 30 Years of Study

May 10, 2016
John Harrison

Researchers in Idaho find hatcheries can help stabilize a declining salmon population, but not permanently.

Hot River, Dead Salmon, Lessons Learned

April 15, 2016
John Harrison

The summer of 2015 turned brutally hot for salmon in the Columbia River. Dam and fish managers report on how last year's experience will help them prepare for future temperature emergencies.

High School Students Debate Salmon Reintroduction

March 09, 2016
John Harrison

The Reardan, Washington, High School Agricultural Issues team debated reintroduction of salmon above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams before the Council on March 8.

Warm ocean, small salmon: Why?

March 07, 2016
John Harrison

Scientists who study the northern Pacific Ocean are finding some disturbing, if not alarming trends: the ocean has been warming for several years; salmon sampled in 2015 from Alaska to California were smaller than normal; warmer water affects the types

Council Approves Projects for Steelhead Kelts and Freshwater Cod

November 19, 2014
John Harrison

Two projects that aim to improve survival of steelhead and burbot the upper Columbia River Basin are moving ahead.

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