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Tribes advance DNA testing on salmon
by Joseph B. Frazier
Portland, Oregon (AP)
The Columbia Inter-Tribal Fish Commission is testing technology to hasten the identity the makeup of salmon populations to determine the mix in any sample of fish, a potentially valuable tool for managing threatened or endangered stocks.
“The process started out a couple of decades ago when we were able to process tens of samples at a time. The new technology will give fish scientists the capacity to process 9,000 genetic markers in a four-hour period,” said Phil Roger, the commission’s fish science manager.
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Near Bridgeport, Washington
The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation plan to break ground next spring on a $41 million hatchery to boost salmon runs on the Upper Columbia River.
The Bonneville Power Administration will pay for the Chief Joseph Hatchery as compensation...08-03-2009, 09:45 AM -
By John Stark
Bellingham, Washington (AP)
Wild chinook salmon runs in the south fork of the Nooksack River have lingered on the brink of extinction for decades, but Whatcom County tribes are persisting in their efforts to restore a thriving population.
This summer,...08-13-2008, 03:35 PM -
Warm Springs, Oregon (NFIC)
According to the Spilya Tymoo newspaper of the Warm Spring Tribes of Oregon the Warm Springs Power and Water Enterprise in 2009 plans to take significant steps toward the development of a wind farm on the reservation.
The Power and Water Enterprise...01-12-2009, 02:40 PM -
By Jeff Barnard
Medford, Oregon (AP)
The utility that owns four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River has agreed to terms for their removal, a key milestone in efforts to restore what was once the third-biggest salmon run on the West Coast and end decades of battles over scarce...10-13-2009, 12:50 PM -
By Krista J. Kapralos
Everett, Washington (AP)
There was a time when a net cast in the south fork of the Stillaguamish River would bring in a variety of fish.
These days, nets often pull up little more than debris.
“Nothing,” said Charlotte Scofield,...05-09-2009, 01:42 PM
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