Coho

Tribal members are once again fishing for salmon on the Elwha River. The ceremonial subsistence fishery is the first time anyone has been allowed to fish there since dam removal a decade ago.

Dam operator Electron Hydro and its CEO will pay $1 million in fees and restitution for illegal use and spilling of artificial turf and crumb rubber in the Puyallup River. The Puyallup tribe says the penalty is inadequate.

Electron Hydro LLC, which operates a hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park, and its chief operating officer have each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count in connection with a spill of field turf into the Puyallup River in 2020. The company will also pay $1 million for projects to restore salmon habitat.

Electron Hydro is facing a $501,000 fine from the state Department of Ecology – plus new requirements for monitoring water quality near its dam on the…

It’s long been known that shellfish and other marine life are sensitive to ocean acidification caused by increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Some…

New research shows that stormwater runoff, which flows into waterways when it rains, can kill Coho salmon in as much as 40 percent of their local…

Salmon returns in the Northwest are on many people’s minds this week as fisheries managers meet in Vancouver. They’re considering what might be the first…