Salmon at the viewing window at Bonneville Dam in September 2014. This year brought a new single-day record, when 67,521 adult fall Chinook passed by Bonneville Dam on September 8, 2014 – the highest one-day total in more than seven decades. Sockeye salmon also set records this year.
In 2014, returns to Bonneville Dam were the highest since counts began more than 70 years ago. Salmon and steelhead returns have been trending up in recent years. |