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The future of the Columbia River salmon fisheries

Creator:

Rich, Willis H. (Willis Horton), 1885-1972 and Oregon. Fish Commission

Abstract:

The salmon runs of the Columbia River constitute one of the most important natural resources of the states of Oregon and Washington. Thousands of people are dependent, wholly or in part, upon these resources for their livelihood; and their welfare is dependent upon the maintenance of the salmon runs. It...

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Technical Report

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Commission of Oregon. Based on a paper read at the Symposium on Salmon Problems on the Pacific Coast of North
The present state of the Columbia River salmon resources

Creator:

Rich, Willis H. (Willis Horton), 1885-1972 and Oregon. Fish Commission. Research Department

Abstract:

The salmon of the Columbia River have supported an intensive fishery for over seventy years but are now showing unmistakable signs of depletion, and various factors are contributing to the rapid progress of this condition. Five species of fish enter into the commercial fishery on the Columbia River itself. These...

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Technical Report

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. But this intensive fishery within the river is only part of the story. The troll fishery for salmon