Just a comment on the sad day for the Yurok tribe and the fish festival.
The fish decline is basically caused by the raping of the fish resource by the offshore trawlers. No question about this... just pull up some YouTube videos and “big fish catch”.... and your own eyes will show you.
On the Klamath Drainage.... the Keno Reef... a 30’ high lava flow precluded migratory fish from migrating past the site of the CopCo dam project. They never made it past there ..over the millennium... except in 100 year flood cycle type of events.
Removing the dams will have to include removing the lava flow..... which they will probably do... the fact remains..it was the lava dam that blocked the migration.
All the money spent on fish rehab...has brought no return:
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/08/04/study-finds-billions-spent-on-hatcheries-habitat-failed-to-help-native-salmon-in-the-columbia-river/
A sorry state of affairs..no? Keep up the good work.
Mark Johnson
Grants Pass, Ore.