The spring chinook salmon is federally listed as a threatened species in the Snake River.
A fish tanker truck was carrying some 102,000 spring chinook smolts from Lookingglass Hatchery in northeast Oregon when it overturned near the water.
The fish had been raised at Lookingglass Hatchery to give a population boost to wild salmon in the Imnaha River, around 90 miles to the east. Instead of the Imnaha River, the smolts are in Lookingglass Creek, a tributary of the Grande Ronde River. And for those that survive long enough to spawn, the creek is now the destination they’ll punch into their“Fishery managers expect to see about 500-900 fewer adult fish returning in 2026 and 2027 due to the loss,” Oregon’s wildlife agency said. “The 77,000 fish that made it into Lookingglass Creek will likely return there and produce approximately 350-700 additional adults.
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