Hood Canal Bridge Major Source Of Smolt Mortality (50 Percent) For ESA-Listed Puget Sound Steelhead; Slower Travel, High Predation
The Hood River Canal Bridge is a major source of mortality for migrating steelhead smolts, according to new research by NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center scientists and the non-profit Long Live the Kings. Approximately half the smolts tracked by researchers died attempting to get past the bridge or soon after.
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