Right Rodger. My point was more that there will be major opposition to removal of these dams. If Oregon and Washington were to get serious about restoring the heath of the Columbia River Salmon runs, they would start by forbidding gillnetting on the Columbia. I have ventured to Salem and testified before both ODF&W and the state Senate on the issue only to have my words fall upon deaf ears. It looks like now that Washington might be taking the issue more seriously.
https://www.columbian.com/news/2023...ting-on-lower-columbia-river-may-be-numbered/
Perhaps if the combined DF&Ws of Or, Wa, and Alaska curtailed offshore fishing for the Columbia runs we could have similar results to those that occurred in the Bay are this year. It's going to take a comprehensive approach. The first real step is to remove indiscriminate gill nets.
This is the latest on the dam removal plan. The suit has been stayed. At least the Umatilla tribe is involved. They have done monumental work on salmon recovery.
https://cuj.ctuir.org/2023/12/feds-announce-plan-to-invest-in-salmon-recovery/
“The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is very appreciative of the collaboration with the Six Sovereigns and our federal partners, and looks forward to working together to advance the goals of healthy and abundant salmon for the benefit of current and future generations,” said CTUIR Board of Trustees member Corinne Sams, in the Dec. 15 White House announcement of the agreement.
Tight lines