There are many more issues to discuss about dam removal than the amount of fish killed at the dams. The temperatures behind the dams kill as many fish as the dams themselves. Farmers in my area count on the dams for there survival and that puts me in a tough situation. I am for dam removal but my business isn't supported by the wheat harvests. Just removing the dams won't cure the problem. There are several dams up river on the Snake that havn't even been discussed when talking about dam removal. These dams raise the temperature of the Snake to the point where a salmon is very stressed resulting in a large die off. We have to adress the big picture if we want to make a differance. If we keep trading concessions we'll never accomplish anything. I'll agree that taking out the dams will help fish but unless we adress all the problems it won't save them.