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

spawning sockeye salmon adams river british columbia t20 0Anml9 Spring Salmon Spotted for 1st Time Since 1930 in B.C.’s Columbia River

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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