Biologists truck Snake River sockeye salmon to cooler Idaho waters

Biologists truck Snake River sockeye salmon to cooler Idaho waters

By Courtney Flatt

Source: opb

8/4/2024

Credit: Courtney Flatt / NWPB

On the banks of the Snake River in far eastern Washington, sockeye salmon have had a rough summer. The water behind the last major concrete dam they have to swim past is way too hot.

“It’s running 74 degrees. That’s getting up to lethal temperatures for sockeye,” said David Venditti, a biologist with Idaho Fish and Game.

To keep the fish out of potentially deadly waters, this team is giving salmon some wheels. They’re hauling sockeye from Lower Granite Dam to the Eagle Creek Hatchery in central Idaho. The whole endeavor costs thousands of dollars.

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