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10-year Agreement Forged for Columbia River Salmon Harvest, Production

The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission issued the following news release:

A new 10-year agreement guiding salmon harvest and production on the Columbia River, approved yesterday by a federal judge, provides a long-term framework for rebuilding weak fish populations and conducting sustainable fisheries, state and tribal leaders said today.

The agreement, approved by U.S. District Court Judge Garr M. King in Portland, was developed by four of the Columbia Basin's treaty tribes (Umatilla, Yakama, Warm Springs and Nez Perce) and the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, under provisions of the U.S. v Oregon court judgment of 1969.

"We are thrilled Judge King has recognized the hard ...

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