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"The new administration has a deep appreciation for private property rights," added <br /> Allard. "They can recognize when a policy is unfair. I am very confident that once <br /> Secretary Veneman has a chance to review this policy, she will do the right thing and <br /> reverse it." <br /> (Source: Senator Wayne Allard's Office,March 27, 2001) <br /> 5. ANGLERS BANKING ON RECORD RUN OF COLUMBIA SALMON <br /> A Columbia River spring Chinook run predicted to be record size is surging into the <br /> river's lower main stem. Through Monday, 4,082 spring Chinook had passed through <br /> Bonneville Dam's fish ladder. The daily counts through Monday hovered between 600 <br /> and 700 fish. On average, 65 percent of fish caught were fin-clipped hatchery fish. <br /> About 364,000 spring Chinook are expected to return, which would be the largest run <br /> since 1938, before Bonneville Dam was built. Good out migration into the ocean and <br /> ideal marine conditions are likely reasons for a strong run. <br /> The intensely popular fishery is receiving heavy angling pressure. Aerial counts revealed <br /> 494 bank anglers (242 below Bonneville) Saturday on the Washington side of the lower <br /> river, and more than 819 boats. <br /> The lower-river daily limit is two fish. The actual quota figure depends on in season <br /> impacts of wild springer stocks. Only Chinook and steelhead with a missing adipose fin <br /> may be kept. The season is open through April 30, or until the quota is met. <br /> State fisheries regulators will meet on Tuesday to assess the lower river catch. Their <br /> rough estimate through March 25 showed about 1,800 fish caught. <br /> (Source: "Anglers banking on record run of Columbia salmon," The Seattle Times, March <br /> 29, 2001) <br /> 6. SALMON MAY LOSE TO POWER <br /> The Northwest Power Planning Council says water must be diverted from fish, <br /> aiding spillways to generators <br /> The Northwest will make it through the summer and fall without electricity shortages <br /> only if it uses Columbia and Snake River water to drive turbines instead of using it to <br /> save salmon, the Northwest Power Planning Council said Tuesday. The action would kill <br /> up to 10 percent of the young salmon leaving the Columbia River for the sea. <br /> The region's deepening drought makes it necessary to consider suspending salmon-saving <br /> measures. The alternatives include a high risk of rolling blackouts, or having the <br />