Comes back look more powerful than final a few recorded

Steelhead numbers are up this but don’t call it a rebound year

Dam counts and passive built-in transponder, or PIT, tag analysis indicate fish time for the Snake River this autumn and then spring will publish their most readily useful return much more than 36 months.

Through more than 81,400 steelhead had been counted at Bonneville Dam tuesday. This is certainly prior to the 55,800 counted at the moment year that is last a lot better than the comes back of about 66,600 in 2018 and 77,400 in 2017.

However some context is needed. Steelhead returns have already been abysmally bad the last 3 years. Whilst the run is showing enhancement in 2020, its projected performance nevertheless falls well underneath the 10-year average of approximately 173,000.

More context: The 10-year average has been shrinking due to the recent bad return years changing better quality years when you look at the information set.

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