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cherry2525 t1_ixbyrh5 wrote

Reply to comment by Short_Elevator_7024 in U.S. regulators approved a plan to demolish four dams on the lower Klamath River and open hundreds of miles of salmon habitat in the largest dam-removal and river-restoration project in the world. by doginasweater39

It already has been plummeting due to increased water temperatures, low water levels and other human related factors.
I don't know about WA or CA but concerning Salmon in Oregon the treaty government negotiated with the tribes there says that the land reverts back to the tribes if the actions of the 'white men' causes the salmon to stop running.
While the USA has broken EVERY treaty that was made with the natives, the tribes have been able to use the courts to receive compensation and the ones in Oregon would most definitely sue if not for the return of their lands, the value of said land as well as the value of the salmon.

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msinkovich t1_ixdz6e8 wrote

Having finished on this river for many years I was told that the tribes have their catching grounds near the mouth of the river. The guides bemoan this as they claim the tribes get the best quality fish and take more than they need. I don’t know about any of those claims but there were years where I caught a fish ever 5-10 minutes and years where I got 2 in 6 hours. The runs are cyclical in terms of their numbers.

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