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Tribes and agencies point to Klamath dam removals and targeted restoration but warn of persistent salmon shortfalls
Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture · October 1, 2025
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Summary
Tribal leaders, agency directors and conservation groups said Klamath dam removals and targeted habitat projects are showing local recovery but that low run predictions, water management and funding uncertainty keep salmon populations and tribal subsistence at risk.
Mr. McCovey, fisheries director for the Yurok Tribe, told the committee that the Klamath basin remains fragile: 2025 run-size predictions were among the lowest on record and the tribe has not seen a successful commercial fishery since 2015. He urged continued funding and protections to secure flows and…
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