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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2002

An agreement has been reached to protect salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River.

The agreement, which still have to be approved before it is finalized, calls for a 91 percent survival rate migrating past four dams on the river. The dams have been targeted for removal by treaty tribes and environmentalists, who believe breaching is necessary to protect the species.

Get the Story:
Agreement near on plan for Columbia salmon (AP 4/3)

Relevant Links:
The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fisheries Commission - http://www.critfg.org

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