PORTLAND, Ore.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Rivers filed a petition today to protect Washington coast spring-run Chinook salmon under the federal Endangered Species Act. The ...

Forecasts for salmon fishing in the Columbia River in 2025 is out. Overall, the news is good. The only exception is the summer Chinook run.

PORTLAND, Ore.— In response to a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Rivers, the National Marine Fisheries Service today made an initial finding that Endangered Species Act ...

Puget Sound Chinook and Snake River Spring/Summer Chinook remain “in crisis.” Given the lack of measurable progress in restoring some of these salmon stocks over the past 25 years, some would ...

Dams have pushed salmon ... The spring Chinook in White River used to be a huge concern — now it has attained an abundance status that allows for resumed commercial fishing” Bowhay notes ...

In most years, fishing opens in April, which is sometimes well before the fish arrive. Sullivan said the department is forecasting a return of 7,800 wild Snake River spring chinook, which are ...

According to my calculations, there are 43 days left before spring officially arrives. And there are only 37 days until spring salmon fishing opens at the Wind River and Drano Lake. But that doesn ...