Invasive species are greatest threat to Northwest salmon
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 12:01AM
El Guapo in Conservation, invasive species, save our wild salmon

Photo: Steven Nehl, The Oregonian

That's the conclusion of a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle.

This report argues the greatest threat to fish are non-native species like crappie or bass that can eat up juvenile salmon as the make their way downstream from their birthplace to the ocean.

LINK (Via: Oregon Live)

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