Flood, Clog, Alarm Failure Lead To Loss Of 1 Million Chinook Smolts At North Sound Hatchery
WDFW reports that around 1 million smolts were lost at Samish Hatchery very early Monday morning as a result of a mechanical failure after leaves and other debris clogged a rotating intake screen following heavy rains and an alarm that should have alerted agency staffers to clean it out “failed to trigger due to an issue with the electrical breaker.”