Harvest of salmon in the Columbia River is at the lowest allowed level
ever. Further changes to harvest rates would not add significantly
to
salmon recovery.
Members of the Columbia River Basin Forum, meeting last week, generally
agreed with these statements. (The Forum is attended by representatives
of Northwest governor’s offices, tribal governments, and federal and
state agencies.)
Yet, fishing continues to be culturally important to Northwesterners
and
for political reasons …
