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<br />. ~ . <br />F. in. ally, fi,. sheryregulators ,need a better <br />understanding of how many salmon <br />are being caught and where they are <br />being caught, This would help them set har- <br />vest seasons. So we ask the National Marine <br />Fisheries Service to report each year on all <br />,. ocean and river harvests, and tlte number of <br />fish that escape capture and head upriver to <br />reproduce. <br /> <br />, ' <br /> <br />Improve salmon. habitat <br />-' , <br />Salm()n habitat includes.the streams <br />where spawners lay their eggs, where eggs <br />hatch and whe];e young fish sp~ndthe first <br />year or two of their lives. Itincludes the riv- <br />ers, thetributar~es, the Columbia estuary \ <br />and the Pacific Ocean. . . <br /> <br />HABIT AT <br /> <br />r I <br /> <br />B e for e <br /> <br />.\ <br /> <br />./ <br /> <br />.a n d <br /> <br />Aft ~e r <br /> <br /> <br />"' <br /> <br />I _ . ", ~ _/ I ;. <br />Salmon need cool, clean water in the shallow streams when~ they reproduce. Where shore- <br />lines have been strippeClof grasses, shrubsaI).d trees that shade the water"the stream heats <br />up. Erosion is more likely, and erosion can silt up the gravel in the stream, making it less sUit- <br />able for the salmon to build nests and lay eggs. ' , , '. <br />. Planting the shorelines with quick-growing grasses and shrubs, and keceping livestock <br />away from the plants restores the stream to a healthier environment for the salmon. . <br />~ <br /> <br />1938 .. <br />Bonneville Dam begins operation. <br /> <br />'!l" <br /> <br />