Restoration agreement two views Nov 1, 2009
We the taxpayers want a say wrote on Oct 31, 2009 11:49 AM:" To Craig T:Most of us do not believe that removal of the Klamath Dams is immediately necessary until AFFORDABLE alternatives for the hydroelectric power are IN PLACE. They are not at this time. Right now the government (that would be us, the taxpayers) are subsidizing wind power at about $24 per kilowat hour and solar power at $40 /Kwh. That is in addition to the very high cost of the actual electricity when billed to the consumers.... (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Salmon present deadly hazard to dogs Oct 31, 2009
And only salmon-type fish such as steelhead and trout anadromous fish that swim upstream to breed seem to provide a suitable home for the fluke. Only certain species of aquatic snail can carry the fluke to the fish, he said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Story » Sep 12, 2009
"The fish if everything checks out with the IGFA would surpass the standing all-tackle world record of 40 pounds, 4 ounces caught in Arkansas' White River in 1992. It easily breaks the Michigan state record of 36 pounds, 13 ounces caught in 2007, and, according to Roller, registers as the heaviest anadromous fish ever caught on the Lake Michigan system."We've had a number of browns in Lake Michigan in the 20s, but we've never had a salmon or trout in the 40s," Roller said. "This is the one... (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Outdoors profile Aug 13, 2009
The anadromous fish spend two to three in freshwater, then two to three years in the sea before returning to spawn in the river where they hatched. The fish reach 28 to 30 inches long and weigh 8 to 12 pounds after two years at sea. (News & Observer -- Sports)
• Idaho poised for another big sockeye run Jul 22, 2009
Other positive influences include favorable ocean temperatures and conditions, high river flows that have helped carry smolts to the ocean and changes in hydropower dam management, said Pete Hassemer, anadromous fish manager for Idaho Fish and Game. "Is one factor or another more responsible for the returns we're seeing the last two years? We can't say for sure," Hassemer said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Wild salmon of the Mokelumne: Saving a species (1) Jul 19, 2009
Salmon are anadromous fish, meaning they live part of their life in fresh water and part of their life in the ocean so they face threats from both, she said. A drought about 10 years ago critically reduced salmon populations. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Letters to the editor (7/15/09) Jul 15, 2009
Despite mitigation designed to protect fisheries, construction and operation of hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest resulted in scientifically documented losses of 80 percent of the region's wild salmon and steelhead populations and caused extinction of 40 percent of its wild anadromous fish stocks. The Kenai River's vibrant commercial, sport and subsistence fisheries support our local economies and lifestyles, but hydroelectric dams planned by the Homer Electric Association for Kenai... (Anchorage Daily News)
Outdoors Forecast May 21, 2009
While action for anadromous fish is slow in the fast, high water on the upper Rogue, trout fishing is good. Boaters launching out of Brookings last week had calm ocean conditions and phenomenal bottom-fishing with rockfish limits for most. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Growers ramp up NSCARP criticism, call EIR flawed Apr 30, 2009
The project is proposed as a way to provide a reliable source of water for agriculture as well as stabilize Russian River native anadromous fish habitat. Unregulated agricultural pumping for frost protection was cited this month in a fish kill of Coho salmon in Felta Creek, a River tributary near Healdsburg. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
Researchers looking into brown trout stocking issues Mar 1, 2009
Hatchery personnel transported the broodstock to Besadny Anadromous Fish Facility in Kewaunee, where fish were held in ponds. From mid- November into early December, hatchery crews collect gametes from fish that are ripe. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
• Outdoor briefs Feb 12, 2009
"We're confident that enough Chinook will return to Idaho this spring for a midto late April season opening," anadromous fish manager Pete Hassemer told the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. Predictions based in part on the number of jacks returning last year, suggest more than 105,000 hatchery Chinook and more than 22,000 wild Chinook may cross Lower Granite Dam this year. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
