ODFW, BPA Meet Over End Of Federal Funding For Lower Columbia Hatchery Program

A meeting today between the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Bonneville Power Administration over recently pulled federal funding for a hatchery salmon program close to the mouth of the Columbia did not produce any breakthrough for the state agency whatsoever.
Gluesenkamp Perez Introduces Bill To Expand Removal Of Columbia Sea Lions

A bill that would allow tribes with connections to the Lower Columbia and rest of the big river up to McNary Dam to lethally remove sea lions has been introduced in Congress, and the Trump Administration is signaling its early support.
85 Northern Pike Netted Out Of Lake Washington This Spring, ‘Worrisome Increase’

With gillnetting wrapped up for the season, tribal comanagers report that a total of 85 northern pike were removed from Lake Washington over four weeks this spring, leaps and bounds more than any previous year.