Posted on 12/14/2021 4:31:53 PM PST by algore
response to the critical status of 14 salmon species listed under the Endangered Species Act, Gov. Inslee has outlined his administration’s vision for the future of Washington’s salmon recovery efforts.
The policies are intended to address a number of key issues responsible for their decline, including:
Restoration of habitat is addressed in the proposal. Titled the Lorraine Loomis Act — after a prominent salmon advocate and Swinomish tribal elder — the legislation standardized the minimum height requirement for trees within riparian zones, the green corridors along rivers and streams.
Tree canopy insulates rivers from dramatic fluctuations in temperature which cause disturbances in spawning and migratory behavior. The EPA reports that the optimal spawning temperature for salmon is roughly 50 degrees Fahrenheit, and increases of 10 degrees and more can be potentially lethal.
The legislation would update land management policy and establish standards for tree height, allocating funding to both state and private land to ensure compliance.
Further proposals include infrastructure for the improvement and maintenance of watershed quality.
The initiative would allocate dollars in the form of grant funding for local jurisdictions to identify and remove threats to storm water quality. The policy mentions filtration systems attached to storm water systems that filter out chemicals such as 6PPD, created by car tire residue that inevitably leaches into the water supply through natural wear. These retrofits to stormwater facilities would happen statewide.
Gov. Inslee’s proposal goes on to address the issue of barriers that impede salmon migration. The state is littered with culverts which obstruct fish movement. The state also grapples with the issue of hydroelectric facilities which block passage, some of which were licensed in the 20th century without adequate infrastructure for through passage.
Dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers are mentioned as potential recipients of fish passage retrofits and/or mitigation studies.
The sweeping wish list from the governor requests $187 million in total operating and capital budget investments for new salmon recovery actions.
“14 salmon species listed under the Endangered Species Act”
News to me. There are only six species of salmon. Look it up.
He's that nutz.
Have these salmon been vaxxed?
endangered my ass, global warming my eye..
Too many seals eating too much salmon.
sure they migrate based on temps, but they all die after spawning.
Only if you're serving sushi.
Yes, 5 Pacific (Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Pink, and Chum)
and 1 Atlantic (actually more closely related to Brown Trout).
China will just Gang Rape the world’s oceans. Nothing left but sterile areas.
At the other end of the spectrum Joe Kent’s solution to the dwindling salmon problem is to expand sea lion hunting to include non native American hunters.
Joe Kent is running to replace impeachment Congresswoman Jamie Hererra-Beutler in southwest Washington.
Eco’s say that the same species, spawned in different rivers, are actually different species.
Here’s a sure fire way to increase salmon runs: Stop allowing the tribes to run nets from bank to bank on the rivers. Manage their take just like the rest of us here.
Damn tired of bowing to the tribe - especially the Swinomish! Losing wars usually has consequences.
Will demand the domestic terrorists he accused of not taking the jab should go out and do something about it. The salmon seem just fine where I live.
Precisely. Thank Judge (”I am an idiot”) Boldt for that debacle. But Democrats cannot afford to offend the tribes lest they stop backing them. Total corruption.
How else are they supposed to justify tearing out a dam on any particular river except by lying?
Chinook, Coho, Pink, Sockeye, and Chum. Atlantic, if you’re throwing in farmed. What are the other 8?
That’s strange. I just saw salmon at the grocery store.
Exactly.
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