Salmon Restoration
Both the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition and the Columbia River Alliance say they want to restore salmon in the Columbia River Basin. But they disagree on how to do that. Here’s a look at the two organizations.
COLUMBIA RIVER ALLIANCE
Ideas for saving wild salmon:
The alliance’s plan calls for barging all young salmon around the dams and releasing them farther down river; reducing by half the predatory fish in Lower Granite Reservoir; reducing the amount of Snake River water used to flush fish downstream; improving hatchery practices to protect wild stocks; protecting spawning habitat with better land management; eliminating all U.S. commercial fishing of endangered stocks; improving fishing techniques so wild fish can be safely released; and more.
1995 budget: $300,000 for office and administration; money for studies and special projects solicited separately from members.
Staff:2-3 full time
Headquarters: 825 NE Multnomah, Suite 956, Portland, OR 97232. Phone: 503-238-1540; fax 503-238-1554
Member organizations:
Utilities, agricultural interests, community groups, forest products representatives, aluminum companies, labor groups, navigational interests.
SAVE OUR WILD SALMON COALITION
Ideas for saving the wild salmon: The coalition’s recovery plan calls for ending salmon barging; sending water over dam spillways to keep young salmon out of turbines; drawing down Lower Snake reservoirs; protecting spawning habitat through stricter standards for logging, grazing, mining; removing unneeded dams in watershed; adopting strong water conservation programs; reducing hatchery programs; adapting harvest techniques to protect and restore wild fish; renegotiating international treaties to prevent overfishing; and more.
1994 budget: $200,000 administrative expenses, from member groups and grants.
Staff: Four full-time people.
Headquarters: 1516 Melrose Ave. Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98122. (206) 622-2904.
Member organizations:
Sport fishing interests, commercial fishing groups, outdoor recreation groups, environmental organizations. < Sources: Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition; Columbia River Alliance for Fish, Commerce and Communities
MEMO: This is a sidebar to two stories with the following headlines: 1. The salmon debate: key players \ David Clinton believes dams get too much blame 2. The salmon debate: key players \ Harvey Morrison pushing for big changes at dams