KJ,

I think we can reasonably expect all species to be affected by the changes. The best explanations I've heard is that the PNW will experience warmer and wetter winters and dryer and warmer summers. The low summer flows will reduce carrying capacity and probably productivity for the stream rearing obligate species like cutthroat, steelhead, native char, coho, and stream type chinook. However, the warm wet winters will cause greater flow instability in the form of flooding, and that will reduce egg to fry and smolt survival for ocean type chinook, pink, and chum salmon. I think this translates into less production and certainly fewer harvestable fish.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.