May 18, 2005

Lamprey

The Umpqua Basin Watershed Council meeting was in Reedsport at the Umpqua Discovery Center on Tuesday. Laura Jackson of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife discussing the Salmon/Trout Enhancement Program and led a tour of the Gardiner STEP 'raceway' facilities. Sam and Bill of ODFW show off a lamprey caught in the fish ladder at Smith River Falls. Small mouth bass introduced for sport fishing take a toll on the salmonids and the lamprey - but hatcheries pick up the slack on the coho and steelhead. The lamprey, an eel-like fish, has no such additional protection.


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