April 4 (UPI) — Officials attempting to repopulate a river with salmon hit a setback when a truck crash released 77,000 of the fish into the wrong body of water. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said a tanker truck was transporting about 102,000 spring Chinook smolts — adolescent salmon — for release into the...
Published Apr 5, 2024 7:16 PM CESTA tanker truck that overturned in Oregon released 77,000 salmon into the Lookingglass Creek instead of their intended destination in the Imnaha River.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said a tanker truck was transporting about 102,000 spring Chinook smolts -- adolescent salmon -- for release into the Imnaha River when it rolled over alongside Lookingglass Creek, a tributary of the Grande Ronde River. "The Union County Sheriff's department responded immediately and assisted with on-scene assessments and vehicle recovery operations," ODFW."Small amounts of diesel fuel were quickly contained and did not result in a hazardous material spill response."
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