In the News: Hot Water

Media summary: Salmon dying in hot water

In the News:
Sockeye salmon with lesions, image by Conrad Gowell, Little White Salmon River, July 2021
The Guardian
Video shows salmon injured by unlivable water temperatures after heatwave

“The difference is that this isn’t recreation for the salmon. “They have no choice. They either make it or they die.” -Brett VandenHeuvel, Columbia Riverkeeper

Dead sockeye salmon upside down, July 16, 2021, Little While Salmon, photo by Conrad Gowell
NY Times
Rising river temperatures are stressing out salmon in the Pacific Northwest

“We’re in a salmon crisis. We’re seeing heat. Imagine the heat that we’re feeling. They’re feeling it 10 times worse in that river. They’re suffocating. They’re weakened." -Don Sampson, member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and an advisory board member for the Northwest Tribal Salmon Alliance

Sockeye big lesions, photo by Conrad Gowell, Little White Salmon River, July 2021
The Hill
Shocking video shows salmon almost boiled alive in heat wave

“It’s really appalling that we have solutions to save salmon, but we’re not doing it.” -Don Sampson, member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and an advisory board member for the Northwest Tribal Salmon Alliance

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Huffington Post
Video Shows Salmon With Lesions, Fungus As Rivers Hit Lethal Temperatures

"A disturbing new video is highlighting the devastating effect of recent heat waves on Pacific Northwest salmon, which are suffering from lesions and fungus due to rising water temperatures, according to a nonprofit organization working to protect the waterways."

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Northwest Public Broadcasting
Fish Managers Say Salmon Runs ‘Could Have Been Worse,’ After Underwater Video Shows Heat-Stressed Salmon

“It could have been a lot worse. We’re fairly pleased with how this has turned out. Is it as good as a kind of normal temperature year? No, clearly not,” -Richie Graves, NOAA

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NowThis
High River Temps Killing Salmon in Pacific Northwest

" ‘They’re suffocating’ — Tens of thousands of salmon are at risk in the high temperature waters of the Columbia and Snake Rivers."

In the News:

Salmon Dying from Hot Water in Columbia River