en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Salmon headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 A gigantic landslide that buried a highway, uprooted homes and rerouted a river in Washington state's Cascade Range left hundreds of smaller victims: fish. Fisheries biologists from 10 government agencies and private groups are working shifts to try to save the salmon and trout. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010313642_apuslandslidefish.html?syndication=rss Salmon Washington 11/20/2009 Seattle Times On Monday comes the latest in the long-running court battle over the government's plan to run its hydroelectric dams without pushing Columbia Basin salmon closer to extinction. http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/portland_judge_has_questions_a.html Salmon Oregon United States Washington 11/19/2009 Oregonian Consumer campaigns that promote sustainable seafood fail to address the fact the world's fish resources are being gobbled up by chickens, pigs, fish, and other farm animals, a study involving the University of BC concludes. http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Domestic+farm+animals+devouring+world+fish+stocks+study+finds/2232947/story.html Food & Farms Salmon Water Wildlife British Columbia United States 11/17/2009 Vancouver Sun The federal judge overseeing the balancing act between salmon and Columbia Basin dams says he doesn't think he can consider new steps the Obama administration wants to take. http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/judge_raises_concerns_over_col.html Environment Policy Salmon Oregon United States 11/16/2009 Oregonian Chefs at more than a dozen Seattle restaurants are serving salmon dishes with a message on the side - a warning that the creature's future could be threatened by a giant gold and copper mine proposed for Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, home to the world's largest sockeye salmon runs. http://www.adn.com/money/industries/mining/story/1013442.html Environment Food & Farms Pollution & Toxics Salmon Water Alaska Washington 11/15/2009 Anchorage Daily News A few years from now, there could be more salmon spawning in the Sultan River, and more chances for kayakers and boaters to get out on the water. Improving a river for people as well as fish is the key component of the Snohomish County PUD’s application to renew its federal licensing for its hydropower system, utility officials say. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091116/NEWS01/711169890/-1/RSS02 Energy Environment Salmon Washington 11/16/2009 Everett Herald Thousands of salmon carcasses from the Sandy Fish Hatchery on Cedar Creek are being "planted" this fall in and along tributaries of Oregon's Sandy River to put needed nutrients back into the ecosystem. http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/a_different_kind_of_fish_toss.html Salmon Oregon 11/12/2009 Oregonian Chinook salmon may be the beneficiaries of the federal economic stimulus program. Work is now underway on a three year, $7 million restoration project in Washington's Skagit River Delta. It's aimed at improving salmon habitat and flood protection for neighboring farms. http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=18780 Salmon Washington 11/12/2009 KUOW Coho salmon will be released into Taneum Creek where the removal of an old irrigation dam is giving fish access to parts of the Yakima River basin that have been off limits for more than a century. http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/11/historic-run-coho-re-enter-taneum-creek?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+yhronlinenews+%28Yakima+Herald-Republic+Today%27s+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Salmon Washington 11/12/2009 Yakima Herald-Republic