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July 25, 2017

Mixed news for steelhead in this region

  • Fish counts keep falling, but scientists say there's reason for hope because habitat and environmental conditions have improved, and steelhead are tenacious.
    • By LUKE THOMPSON
    Yakima Herald-Republic

    YAKIMA — An icon of the Pacific Northwest, the steelhead, is facing mixed news on the Columbia Basin.

    It's projected that fewer than 131,000 of the fish will come through Bonneville Dam this year. That's the lowest number in more than three decades and represents a fall of at least 45,000 for the third straight year.


     
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