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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The federal government is conducting a review of four dams on a Maine river that could result in a lifeline for the last wild Atlantic salmon in the US.

The wild salmon have been listed under the Endangered Species Act since 2000.

One of the rivers is the Kennebec River, where Brookfield Renewable U.S. owns dams.

Brookfield wants to amend federal licenses for four dams and receive a new operating license for one of them.

https://www.wabi.tv/2022/07/26/us-could-require-steps-dams-save-last-atlantic-salmon/
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Bristol Bay run hits all-time record of 76 million sockeye

>>>The sockeye salmon run in Bristol Bay, Alaska, U.S.A. has surpassed 76 million fish, setting an all-time record.

As of 21 July, the latest day for which a count is available, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported a total run of 76,583,856 sockeye, with a cumulative catch of 58,298,771 sockeye between Bristol Bay's Ugashik, Egegik, Naknek-Kvichak, Nushagak, and Togiak fisheries. The count  surpassed AFDG's pre-season estimate predicted a run of 73.4 million sockeye salmon, the largest inshore run ever, with a potential harvest of over 61 million salmon.

The sockeye catch is up 36 percent year-over-year compared the same period of 2021, with 95 percent of the expected sockeye catch already brought in.

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/bristol-bay-run-hits-all-time-record-of-76-million-sockeye
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https://salmonexplorer.ca/

The Pacific Salmon Explorer has become an important tool for supporting salmon conservation and recovery. For example, the Pacific Salmon Explorer is being used to support Recovery Potential Assessments (RPAs) for salmon assessed as threated or endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.


ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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Trucks dump rocks into American River to help with salmon spawning


Work has begun this week to provide and protect critical habitat for salmon in Northern California.

Trucks were seen dumping rocks in the American River by Sailor Bar, which is downstream from Nimbus Dam near Folsom. The process involves first dumping the rocks, which are deposited into the river.

Watch LiveCopter 3's aerials of the habitat work in the video

https://www.kcra.com/article/trucks-dump-rocks-american-river-salmon-spawning/40823030#
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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River Tweed fish stock concerns grow amid low water levels

The River Tweed Commission (RTC) has warned current water scarcity plans are inadequate to protect its fish stocks.

It is concerned at the "significant problems" being created by low water levels and high temperatures on Atlantic salmon, sea and brown trout.

The group wants a review of the system still allowing water extraction from the river by industry and agriculture.

The Scottish government said it worked closely with experts to decide what actions to take to tackle scarcity.

There have been a series of water scarcity warnings from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) so far this year with the east of the country more badly affected than the west.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-62464403
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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Miramichi Lake cottagers told rotenone spraying will happen Wednesday


Salmon conservation groups have been concerned that a growing population of smallmouth bass in Miramichi Lake, Lake Brook and a portion of the Southwest Miramichi River is threatening Atlantic salmon as well as brook trout native to the waters.

The spraying of the pesticide rotenone received official approval and was set to happen last August, but grandmothers and mothers from Wolastoqey First Nations were concerned about the environmental impact. They began paddling on the lake, which prevented the spraying

This year, the smallmouth bass eradication group said it were determined to carry out the spraying this summer.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/chemical-spraying-miramichi-lake-1.6546176
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Judge bars pesticide spraying in Miramichi Lake until hearing

>>>A judge has barred a group from spraying a chemical in the Miramichi Lake area until a lawsuit filed by local cottage owners can be heard.

Spraying of rotenone, a pesticide and piscicide, was scheduled Wednesday to eradicate invasive smallmouth bass, according to court documents.

On Tuesday, Justice Terrence Morrison made an order preventing any spraying until the lawsuit objecting to it is heard on Aug. 17.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/miramichi-rotenone-spraying-court-1.6546868
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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Excitement in B.C. Indigenous communities as salmon get past Fraser River slide zone


Thousands of migrating sockeye and chinook salmon appear to be making it through a massive slide area on the Fraser River on their way to spawn in central British Columbia.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says 280,000 salmon have already been counted above the slide site north of Lillooet, contrasting greatly from three years ago when barely 100 salmon were counted.

Gord Sterritt, a director of the group Upper Fraser Fisheries Conservation Alliance, says there is excitement within Indigenous communities about the potential arrival and harvest of wild salmon.

In 2019, a rock slide of about 110,000 cubic metres fell into the river canyon, creating an almost impassable barrier for migrating salmon.

Rescue efforts to get the trapped salmon beyond the slide included shooting them through a so-called salmon cannon, capturing them and using a truck or helicopter to take them past the site and moving huge boulders into the river to create a pathway to help ease the fish beyond the slide zone.

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/excitement-in-b-c-indigenous-communities-as-salmon-get-past-fraser-river-slide-zone-1.6025359


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me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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Wild North Umpqua summer steelhead returns showing improvement


>>>As of July 19, 1,094 wild summer steelhead crossed Winchester Dam in the North Umpqua River. Which is an improvement over 2021 when a total of just 450 wild fish returned. Although returns remain below average for this time of year, this is an encouraging sign.

Returns have been closely monitored this summer via a 24/7 count of all fish passing the video counting station at Winchester Dam. Current analysis projects this year's run to be above the critical threshold of 1,200 wild summer steelhead returning by Dec. 1.

Fishery managers expected higher returns this year based on improving ocean conditions.

https://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2022/08_Aug/081822.asp
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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US Protections For Idaho Salmon, Steelhead Are Here To Stay

>>>A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections for ocean-going salmon and steelhead that reproduce in the Snake River and its Idaho tributaries must stay in effect.

https://mydroll.com/us-protections-for-idaho-salmon-steelhead-are-here-to-stay/
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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Mainer spent 20 years working to restore Atlantic salmon population

A Mainer has been working to restore the Atlantic salmon population that is vital to our ecosystem.

After 20 years of work, Paul Christman has the numbers to prove the salmon are back. Christman has received the 2022 Trout Unlimited Conservation Professional Award.

"I did not do this alone. I have had a small but great crew working down here," Christmas said. "When we started 20 years ago, there wasn't any Atlantic salmon up there. Now there are tens of thousands."

Watch the interview here:

https://www.wmtw.com/article/mainer-restore-atlantic-salmon-population/40943984#
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions


>>>Optimism over an expected bumper season for wild British Columbia sockeye salmon has turned to distress, after a regulatory body's estimate of returns to the Fraser River dropped by nearly half this week.

The Pacific Salmon Commission's pre-season estimate of 9.8 million returning fish went down to 5.5 million Monday, prompting environmentalists and fishers alike to express concern.

"It's disturbingly bad,'' said Greg Taylor, senior fisheries adviser with Watershed Watch Salmon Society.

Hopes were high for the sockeye run this year in part because the fish return to spawn in the Fraser River on a four-year cycle, with 2022 being one of the expected peak years, he said.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sockeye-return-concerns-1.6561278
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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Older steelhead making up bulk of return
A big group of 2- and 3-salt fish returning to the area rivers; number of one-ocean fish is below projections

>>>There's a good news-bad news scenario shaping up in this year's return of steelhead to the Salmon and Snake rivers.

The bad: One-ocean steelhead aren't showing up as projected.

The good: Two-ocean fish are bailing us out.

We are talking about the A-run here — steelhead that return mostly to the Snake, Salmon and Grande Ronde rivers. Most of them spend just one year in the ocean before returning as adults, But a small fraction stay at sea for two to three years.

As far as timing, the older fish tend to lead the charge and are followed by the youngsters. That profile has shaped up this year. The front end was loaded with two-ocean and three-ocean fish, so much so that early returns spiked above the 10-year average. But with the meager showing from one-ocean fish, the run now trails the 10-year trend.

https://lmtribune.com/outdoors/older-steelhead-making-up-bulk-of-return/article_0a007266-859d-507f-bd7c-faaf03423f1c.html
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me -There's a season?

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My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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Alaska's biggest salmon run is booming despite warming water, and scientists are trying to understand why.

Scientists are trying to better understand what conditions improved to produce a steroidlike boost in recent wild sockeye runs.

They are also grappling with another question in a century of intensifying climate change stoked by human activities that release greenhouse gases: Will it eventually get too warm, and undermine the extraordinary productivity of Bristol Bay sockeye?

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2022/08/28/the-salmon-mystery-of-bristol-bay/
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me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!

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US declares disaster for salmon fisheries

For generations upon generations, the Yurok tribe has relied on Chinook salmon from the Klamath River in Northern California for ceremonies, subsistence and commercial gain.

But in 2019, less than 40% of the usual number of salmon returned to the river - resulting in what tribal Chairman Joseph L. James called an "utter failure" of that year's stock.

The Yurok tribe isn't alone. Between 2014 and 2019, tribal salmon fisheries failed in Washington state rivers, too.

On Sept. 1, the Commerce Department declared fishery disasters for several West Coast tribes and allocated $17.4 million in disaster assistance in response. The assistance will be used to shore up everything from habitat restoration to commercial and subsistence fishers.



https://www.postguam.com/the_globe/nation/us-declares-disaster-for-salmon-fisheries/article_29f60934-317d-11ed-aeb7-27f9f18f5fc9.html
ex - I'm not going to live with you through one more fishing season!
me -There's a season?

Pastor explains icons to my son: you know like the fish symbol on the back of cars.
My son: My dad has two fish on his car and they're both trout!