With Few Exceptions, Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Returns Continue Downward Trend
- March 12, 2021
- John Harrison
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The prediction for 2021 from fisheries managers is for just over 1 million fish, but that total could increase substantially if the estimated 1.6 million coho in the ocean materialize in the Columbia.