In addition, we urge the 

 Pacific Salmon Commis- 

 sion, which represents the 

 United States and Canada 

 under the Pacific Salmon 

 Treaty, to further reduce 

 ocean harvests of salmon 

 originating in the Columbia 

 River Basin. 



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raditional commercial 

 fishing techniques were de- 

 signed to catch large 

 numbers of fish, but be- 

 cause salmon from 

 different runs swim to- 

 gether at sea, both abundant 

 and depleted runs are har- 

 vested. In light of declining 

 runs, we need new ways of 

 fishing to focus on stronger runs and avoid 

 weaker ones. 



For example, fishers could take advantage 

 of the timing and location of abundant runs. 

 This selective fisheries practice would allow 

 naturally spawning salmon to pass. Abundant 

 runs could be targeted with modem forms of 

 fish wheels or traps. Fish that spawn in iivers 

 could be released, and hatchery fish could be 

 kept. 



he goal 

 is to cut 

 harvests 

 and enable 

 more adult 

 fish to 

 reproduce. 



The Council has called 

 on commercial fishers, 

 Bonneville, and the states 

 of Oregon and Washington 

 to develop a voluntary 

 program to reduce the 

 number of commercial 

 fishing licenses in the re- 

 gion by purchasing the 

 licenses back from the 

 fishers. Again, the goal is 

 to cut harvests and enable 

 more adult fish to repro- 

 duce. 



v_-/ur salmon plan also 

 calls for a review of sport 

 fishing regulations and 

 adoption of more rigorous 

 catch-and-release rules to 

 protect depleted runs. We seek ^n accounting 

 of incidental harvest of salmon in other fisher- 

 ies, and increased law enforcement and public 

 education to deter illegal fishing. 



1937 



Lowest Columbia River flow on record. 

 Bonneville Power Administration created. 



1937 



"The transmission of electricity is making sucfi scientific strides today 

 that we can well visualize a date.. .when every community in this great 

 area will be wholly electrified. " 



—President Franklin Roosevelt dedicating Bonneville Dam. 



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