http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/344800_salmon25.html?source=rss

EVERETT -- Few of the Northwest's struggling salmon runs are as close to extinction as the chinook that spawn in the south fork of the Stillaguamish River.

With only 100 to 200 adult fish returning each year, some fish biologists say the population could die off at any time.

To make a last-ditch effort to save the run, local fish experts plan to tap into $4.5 million in salmon recovery money that Snohomish County recently won from the state..... Continued@URL

http://www.komotv.com/news/local/12804897.html

KOMO Seattle Mon, 24 Dec 2007 2:46 PM PST
The Stillaguamish Tribe plans to use about $634,000 to capture 15 to 20 male and female wild returning salmon each fall, collecting eggs and sperm then fertilizing them and letting them hatch and grow into fry at a tribal hatchery in Arlington.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004090775_websalmonsave24.html?syndication=rss


Edited by Phoenix77 (12/26/07 10:14 AM)
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