Spring Salmon Spotted for 1st Time Since 1930 in B.C.’s Columbia River

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Takeaways:

  • Sine the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in the 1930s, the Chinook Salmon have not been seen.
  • Recently, they have been spotted in recreational fisheries in the Columbia River between the US-Canada border and the Hugh Keenleyside Dam.
  • This is a result of the  “Columbia River Salmon Restoration Initiative” initiated by the provincial and federal governments and the Syilx Okanagan, Ktunaxa, and Secwepemc Indigenous Nations.

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