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Sockeye salmon are able to return to historic spawning grounds in B.C.'s Okanagan region for the first time in over a century, thanks to a new fish passageway built by the Syilx Nation in partnership with the City of Penticton, the province and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). The Okanagan Dam Fish Passage bypasses a dam in Okanagan Lake, and according to the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA), will allow steelhead, rainbow trout and sockeye, chinook and kokanee salmon to migrate back into the lake and its tributaries through the Columbia River.

This is potentially a huge step on China's part to crack down on illegal fishing. Rather than policing boats at sea, the UN Agreement on Port State Measures instead sanctions boats that are suspected of illegal or unregulated activities when they come to port.

Northern tidewater gobies from Topanga Canyon Lagoon were rescued back in January when runoff from the Palisades Fire threatened their home. The gobies were housed by animal care specialists at Aquarium of the Pacific and Heal the Bay Aquarium until they could be returned to the wild.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-16/endangered-salmon-relocated-to-ancestral-waters

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California is working on several dam-removal projects, which will allow species like winter-run Chinook salmon to access parts of the river that have been closed off to them for decades.

This will be the first time in 80 years that these salmon have been returned to the McCloud River. The first release of the salmon eggs was a joint endeavor between state and federal wildlife officials and members of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/California-dam-removal-17187703.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

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This project will remove four dams from the Klamath River and two from the Eel River.

Many of these dams were built before many modern requirements, such as fish passage, were in place. It was determined to be better for the local environment--and, in many cases, significantly cheaper--to demolish the dams rather than make the required modifications.

This joint project between corporations, government, and local tribes will be a boost to local fish populations and habitats that depend on these rivers.

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