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environment1 year ago

"Truck Accident Releases 100,000 Live Salmon into Oregon Creek, Most Survive"

A tanker truck carrying 102,000 baby salmon crashed near an Oregon hatchery, with 77,000 fish surviving and released into a nearby creek. The remaining 25,500 died, impacting future adult fish returns. The hatchery coordinator stated that the loss is unlikely to affect future smolt production. The surviving fish are expected to adapt well to the local environment and contribute to future adult returns. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife is conducting an internal investigation into the crash.

via OregonLive|
#environment#environmental-impact#fish-hatchery
environment1 year ago

"Truck Accident Spills 100,000 Live Salmon into Oregon Creek"

A tanker truck carrying over 100,000 live salmon from Oregon's Lookingglass Hatchery overturned, spilling most of the fish into a nearby creek, with the majority surviving and swimming away. Cleanup efforts were aided by local hatchery members, Nez Perce tribe members, and the Union County Sheriff's Office. While about 25,000 smolts did not survive, approximately 77,000 made it into Lookingglass Creek. The spill constituted 20 percent of the total fish count state hatcheries planned to release into the Imnaha River this year, impacting the hatchery's ability to supplement the threatened wild salmon population.

via NBC News|
#environment#environmental-impact#fish-hatchery
environment1 year ago

"Massive Salmon Die-Off in California River After Release of 830,000 Fry"

Around 830,000 salmon fry released into California's Klamath River are believed to have died due to gas bubble disease caused by a severe change in pressure as they went through the Iron Gate Dam tunnel. The fish were the first release from the Fall Creek Fish Hatchery, part of a project to support salmon populations once the river is fully undammed. The dam and tunnel are set to be removed later this year. The incident is a stark reminder of the harm caused by dams to salmon runs in the Klamath River.

via NBC News|
#california#dam-removal#environment