The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that listing the least chub, a member of the minnow family endemic to the Bonneville Basin in Utah, as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is warranted, but that … Continued
Fishery managers have had difficulty estimating the Columbia sockeye run and this year predicted the count at Bonneville Dam would be 125,000 fish. But 30,374 sockeye passed through on 23 June, the most in a single day since the dam … Continued
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and New Brunswick Power Generation Corporation (NB Power) recently signed an agreement to improve fish habitat on the St. John River. The agreement focuses on identifying, prioritizing, and developing approaches to mitigate impacts to fish … Continued
A draft report of the National Lakes Assessment: A Collaborative Survey of the Nation’s Lakes shows that 56% of the nation’s lakes support healthy biological communities. It also identifies poor lakeshore habitat and high levels of nutrients as widespread stressors … Continued
Biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will sample the Crooked River below Bowman Dam for redband trout and mountain whitefish beginning Monday, June 14 through Thursday, June 17. Biologists will be electrofishing the river between Big Bend … Continued