Nearly 300 wild spring Chinook salmon made the 85-mile trip to cool mountain waters for spawning this year, up from a mere 90 last year. While still far below, according to the Karuk Tribe and Salmon River Restoration Council, the numbers were at least moving in a positive direction. But soon after the count was […]
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Klamath Spring Chinook Receive New State Protections
A decades-long effort to protect spring Chinook took a major step forward last week when the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously approved listing the fish as threatened under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The June 16 decision was applauded by Karuk Tribe and Salmon River Restoration Council, which jointly filed a petition to list […]
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Steps Made to Protect the Klamath Spring Run Chinook
A first step in protecting Klamath–Trinity spring run Chinook as a separate species took place this week with the California Fish and Game Commission making the fish a candidate for an endangered species listing in the state. According to a release from the Karuk Tribe and the Salmon River Restoration Council, a final decision will […]
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Feds Considering Protections for Klamath Spring Chinook
The National Marine Fisheries Service today triggered a 12-month review process on whether the Klamath River’s spring Chinook should be listed as endangered after finding the Karuk Tribe and Salmon River Restoration Council presented scientific evidence showing the “actions may be warranted.” And the decision may very well rest in part on a cache of […]