Columbia Fisheries Program Office 



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In 1949 the Congress authorized Federal 

 funds to initiate a program to rehabilitate the 

 salmon runs in the lower Columbia River area. 

 The program is based on the recognized loss of 

 fish and fish habitat at Federal water-use projects. 

 The objective is the maximum development of 

 the salmon and steelhead runs in the tributaries 

 of the Columbia River. The Columbia River 

 Fisheries Program Office is ideally located in Port- 

 land, Oreg., on the Columbia and Willamette 

 Rivers, to supervise this work. 



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Left. The Abernathy Creek artificial spawning 

 channel for incubation of salmon eggs under 

 controlled conditions. This is a major restoration 

 project provided under the Program. 



Right. These young steelhead trout are 

 being marked by fin clipping at the Eagle 

 Creek Hatchery to determine the best time 

 of release. 



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Left. This salmon hatchery was com- 

 pletely rebuilt. Its modern facilities ore 

 typical of those provided at similar stations 

 operating under the Columbia River Fish- 

 eries Development Program. 



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