Data show that despite billions in taxpayer investment, salmon and steelhead hatchery programs and restoration projects in the Columbia River Basin have failed to support or boost native fish populations.
Billions spent on hatcheries, habitat fails to help native Columbia River salmon, study finds columbian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from columbian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
OSU Research, Billions Spent to Restore Columbia Basin Fish Stocks Didn t Work corvallisadvocate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from corvallisadvocate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CORVALLIS — Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has failed to improve stocks of wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River