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Snake and Columbia rivers to protect endan-' ,gered SnakeRiversock-:, , eye. The Governors of Wa~hington and Oregon have directed their state fishery agencies to fol- . ldw our harvest restric- tions. We also call for im- mediate reduction of overall harvest rales On Shake River fall chinook-another threatened species-to no more than 55 percent of the run. In recent years, the harvest rate , has been as higJ:l as 77 percent. Non-treaty river harvest of spring chinook sho41d be limited.to about 4 percent of'the updver run, just under the 1987-1991 av~rage catches. . .}. n. .addition, we urge the Pacifi,c Sa1m:on Commission, which represents the United Stat~s and Canada under the/ - PacIfic S,,1m:on Treaty, to further reduce har- vests.of sa1m:on from the Columbia River Basin. Traditional comm~cial fishing tech- niques ;were desligned to cat~h large num- bers of fish, l:;>ut because sa1m:on from different runs swim together at sea, both ,abundant and depleted runs are harvested, In light of declining runs, we need neW ways of fishing to focus on strorger runs and avoid weaker ones. For example, fishing could take advantage of the timing,and loca- tion of abundant runs. This selective fisheries practice ~ould allow upriver salmon to pass. In the same way, abun- dant runs could be tar- 'geted with modern forms of fish wheels or ' traps. Fish that spawn 'in rivers could be ,re- leased, and hatchery fish could be kept. A~ our suggestion, comm~rcial fishers, Bonneville, ,and the states of Oregon and Washington are devel- oping a. voluntary program to reduce the nUmber of .corru:nercial fishing licenses in the region~ Again, the goal is to cut harvests and enable more adult fish to reproduce. The salmon plan also calls fora review of sport fishing regulatiolJ.S and adop- , < tion of more rigorous catch-and- . release rules to~protect depleted runs. We seek an accounting of incidental ~arvest of salmon in other fisheries, and increased law enforcement and public education to deter illegal fishing. To further protect Columbia Basin salm- on, we endorse the United Nations resolu- tion to phase out the high seas drift-net fishery by' the end of this year. Wecallforl. immediate ... reduction. , in the ,harvest of Snake River fall chinook. ~ 1937 Lowest Columbia River flow on record. ,Bonneville Power Administration created. . ; . \ ~ 1937 ' "The transmission of electricity is making such scientific strides tod~y thatwe can well visualize a date... when 'every community in this great area will be wholly electrified. " ' . . -President Franklin Rooseveltdedicating Bonneville Dam.