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Article: State's on the Hook for Salmon Runs -- What's Affected? Everything on Yakima River
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- March 16, 1999
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A declining run of summer steelhead in the Yakima River and six
other migratory fish populations in Washington state are expected to
receive federal protection today.
The National Marine Fisheries Service will list Mid-Columbia
steelhead, which includes the Yakima run, as threatened under the
federal Endangered Species Act.
The listing will force changes in the way people live and work in
the Yakima Valley, from fishermen to irrigators, developers, and the
guy out washing his car, said Keith Wolf, regional fisheries program
manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
A listing almost certainly will limit development along the
river, affect timber harvesting and increase ...