Richard R LeeMay 28, 2024
Save #WildSalmon everywhere; #RemoveTheDams, End all #WaterAbstractions and Ban #aquaculture (#FishFarms) from #SalmonWaters. Be a #SalmonLeader!
#WildAtlanticSalmon #WildPacificSalmon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/28/opinion/river-fish-salmon-dam.html?smid=url-share
Opinion | Take Down the Dams on Maine’s Kennebec River

Currently, the fish are blocked from their most important spawning tributary.

The New York Times
Show threadRichard R LeeMay 2, 2024
#HydroMadness! Whether it be #WaterAbstractions or #HydroPower Dams, the impact on #WildSalmon and other aquatic species is the same; they are both #ECOKillers. #FishPassages & Trucking Schemes simply do not work as mitigation tactics. #RemoveTheDams and let these Rivers run #FreshAndFree from #SourceToSea. Everyone will benefit except #HydroGrifters. @ianjames
Richard R LeeApr 28, 2024
If you want to #SaveWildSalmon then you must take a multi-pronged approach; 1/ Stop ALL FISHING until stocks recover fully. 2/ #RemoveTheDams and End all #WaterAbstractions. 3/ Prosecute #ECOKillers, Poachers and those who foul Rivers, Streams, Waterways and The Ocean. Be #SalmonLeaders and make the right decisions and stick to them. #WildPacificSalmon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/28/alaska-salmon-conservation-native-indigenous?CMP=share_btn_url
Alaska has a plan to save its salmon but some Native leaders are wary

A new approach aims to restore fish levels in the Yukon River but some feel it unfairly targets traditional practices while failing to tackle huge losses to industrial fishing in the ocean

The Guardian
Show threadRichard R LeeApr 23, 2024
#RemoveTheDams, End all #WaterAbstractions and punish the #ECOKillers if you want to restore native #Steelhead. Adding more Hatcheries will do nothing and weakens the #GenePool for #Trout & #Salmon.
Be #SalmonLeaders and #JustSayNO to quick fixes.
@ianjames
Show threadRichard R LeeApr 17, 2024
End all #WaterAbstractions.
@ianjames
Richard R LeeApr 15, 2024

Europe and the #EU are #SalmonLeaders.

#RemoveTheDams and End the #WaterAbstractions everywhere. Let these Rivers run #FastAndFree from #SourceToSea.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/15/record-number-of-river-barriers-removed-across-europe-in-2023?CMP=share_btn_url

Record number of river barriers removed across Europe in 2023

Removal of nearly 500 barriers last year will help restore disturbed waterways to their natural state, says Dam Removal Europe

The Guardian
Show threadRichard R LeeApr 8, 2024

These mass deaths of protected #Salmon and other species are not new. They have been a product of #WaterAbstractions for decades. Only now that the fish populations are so very low is anyone paying attention to them. It's time to #RemoveTheDams and End all #WaterAbstractions and let these Rivers run #FastAndFree from #SourceToSea. Step up #SalmonLeaders and #JustSayNO.

@ianjames

Show threadRichard R LeeApr 4, 2024

These are #SalmonGrifters, NOT #SalmonLeaders. Not only have they fished out all the #WildPacificSalmon, but they have blocked & thwarted all measures to protect them and to rebuild their stocks. They do not deserve your sympathy or support.
#SaveWildSalmon - End all Fishing - #RemoveTheDams - End all #WaterAbstractions.

@ianjames

Richard R LeeMar 28, 2024

#RemoveTheDams and End all #WaterAbstractions. Let the #ColoradoRiver run #FastAndFree from #SourceToSea. More than half of Colorado River water used by agriculture, researchers find

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/28/1241319639/colorado-river-water-climate-agriculture-beef-drought

Show threadRichard R LeeMar 28, 2024

Sheer Madness!

#RemoveTheDams and End all #WaterAbstractions along the #ColoradoRiver. Let it run #FastAndFree from #SourceToSea.

@ianjames