To me it's a question of balance. I think the balance is tipped way too far against salmon. The only dams that are being looked at for removal in this region are the Elwha and Snake river dams. These are not big contributors to the power grid, 5%. The damage to fish runs from these dams far outwieghs the benifit of the power they produce. Another point is that with hydropower the hidden cost of fish mitigation, which amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars, is a subsidy for all ratepayers. We should look at energy conservation and alternitive clean power sources, but I am not willing to write off our salmon runs , which are very rare on this earth so people in California can crank up their air conditioners when it gets hot.