SISKIYOU COUNTY, CALIF. — Hundreds of thousands of fall-run chinook salmon have reportedly died following their release into the Klamath River.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says that, on Monday, they released roughly 830,000 fall-run Chinook salmon into Fall Creek, which feeds into the Klamath River. Those fish traveled south, past the Iron Gate Dam, where they began to die off in large droves.
Upon analysis, the CDFW says the deaths were caused by gas bubble disease, which occurs when fish experience a drastic change in pressure. The CDFW believes the fish contracted the disease while passing through the Iron Gate Dam's tunnel which, the agency claims, is "old infrastructure" that is set to be deconstructed later this year.
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The CDFW asserts that this massive die-off was not caused by the water quality of the Klamath River, which is still undergoing a lengthy- and controversial- dam removal process. According to the CDFW, turbidity and dissolved oxygen measurements in the river came up as "suitable" as of Monday, February 26th.
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Until the Iron Gate Dam is deconstructed, the CDFW says they will not release more salmon from any point north of the Iron Gate Dam. They add that their Fall Creek Fish hatchery still holds roughly 3.27 million healthy fall-run Chinook salmon, some of whom will be released from a location below the Iron Gate Dam later in March.
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