Squabbling Over the Last Fish
On Aug. 15, the Forest Ministry informed operators in the Skeena watershed that while steelhead returns are low, the season will go ahead. The province …
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What’s ailing steelhead?
According to this article, “no one knows for sure” what’s ailing Columbia River steelhead. The 2022 return of Columbia River steelhead surprised fisheries managers. But …
Olympic Peninsula Steelhead ESA Listing May Be Warranted
Well, this changes things. A petition to list Olympic Peninsula steelhead under federal Endangered Species Act protections has been accepted by the National Marine Fisheries …
Into the Stillaguamish
A relatively small river with a huge impact, the Stillaguamish is at the leading edge of salmon declines and habitat conservation concerns in Washington state …
Conservation, Thompson Steelhead Style
Bob Hooton with an analysis of the current state of Thompson steelhead. We’re deep enough into the annual returns of Interior Fraser Steelhead (IFS) to …
Washington Coastal Steelhead Town Hall
The WDFW shared their preliminary 2022-23 steelhead forecasts and regulation options during a recent virtual town hall.
Wild Steelhead Coalition Now or Never
In recent years, wild steelhead numbers have reached terrible new lows across much of their native range. Iconic rivers and watersheds like the Columbia and …
DFO engages in coverup as steelhead teeter on the brink
The number of steelhead returning to the Thompson and Chilcotin watersheds is the lowest ever recorded, according to a spawning population estimate by the provincial …
Showing Up Is The Most Important Thing
In October of 2021, the Wild Steelhead Coalition released “Wild Steelhead: Now or Never,” a campaign to provide a status report on the current state …
North Umpqua Summer Steelhead At Risk from Ongoing Hatchery Releases
The North Umpqua should be a wild steelhead gene bank. On January 31, 2022, the North Umpqua Coalition, consisting of The Conservation Angler, Native Fish …