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Pacific lamprey struggle to migrate past the Bonneville Dam. A new fish ladder will help

A new $8 million project at the Bonneville Lock & Dam aims to make it easier for Pacific lamprey to migrate along the Columbia River. The project, currently under construction on the Washington side ...
The Columbian

Pacific lamprey returns to the Columbia River plummet but Northwest tribes are working to fix those runs

Pacific lamprey cling to a fish-viewing window at Bonneville Lock & Dam on June 28. This year, adult Pacific lamprey returns are lower than in 2023. So far, fish counters estimate only 22,021 (as of ...
tdn

Bonneville Dam fish ladder gutted and renovated in time for salmon passage

BONNEVILLE DAM — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is gutting and rebuilding a large section of Bonneville Dam’s fish ladder to make it easier for Pacific lamprey to pass the dam as they return from ...
Oregonian

Salmon counts at Bonneville allow reopening of sportfishing

Oregon and Washington will reopen spring chinook salmon fishing Friday on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam. More salmon than expected in counts at the dam allowed approval Wednesday of a two ...
The Columbian

Hydroelectric power critical to the NW but dams continue to harm fish and Native nations along the Columbia River

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers highlighted the role of hydroelectric power in the region’s renewable energy push during a Thursday media tour of Bonneville Dam. The Corps hosted the event to mark ...