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.