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Euro-american Treaties with Native Americans
Pacific Northwest TimelineNatives and euro-americansmade treaties in 1855 giving natives the right to fish on reservations and all other places that settlers fished. -
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Canneries
Northwest TimelineOver thirty canneries lined the Columbia River. -
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Fishing Methods
The Columbia RiverSeining, gillnets, fish traps, and fish wheels were all used on the Columbia River. -
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The First Pacific Northwest Hatchery
Northwest TimelineThe first pacific northwest hatchery was established in Oregon by the state legislature. -
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Save the Fish!
Pacific TimelineThe U.S. Fish Comission starts salmon propoganda. -
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Seufert Brothers Cannery
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Purse Seines
NW ChronologyWashington and Oregon outlaw purse seines on the Columbia River to help increase the population. -
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The Ban of the Fish Wheel
The Fish WheelThe fish wheel was banned in Oregon in 1928, and it was banned in Washington in 1935 because of the devestation to the fish population. -
The Bonneville Dam
©http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/bonneville_dam.htmlThe Bonneville Dam and Locks is announced as completed. The dam had fish ladders built that allowed fish to cross the dam. -
Mitchell Act
The Mitchell ActThe Mitchell Act was put in motion by congress. It forced federal agencies to build fish hatcheries and provide ways for fish to pass dams. -
The Grand Coulee Dam
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The Grand Coulee Dam finishes completion and causes about 1,100 river miles of fish to be blocked. -
The McNary Dam
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The Mcnary Dam is dedicated by President Eisenhower in Walla Wala county. -
The Dallas Dam
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The Columbia River Treaty
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Columbia River TreatyThe Columbia River Treay was implemented and ultimately funded three dams and guided electrical distribution from the dams. -
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The Westport Cannery
Westport CanneryJohn West created the fisrt salmon cannery on the Columbia River in 1966. -
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The John Day Dam
John DayThe dam started service on July 16, 1968 and was completed in 1971. -
NEPA
NEPAPresident Richard Nixon signed the National Enviornmental Policy Act, which promoted the general wellfare for the enviornment. -
The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act
MFCMAThis act was approved, and it gave authority to the government to manage fishing, and it defined regulations for fishing. -
Congress Upholds the Treaties of 1855
U.S. vs. Washington StateThe United States Congress rules that natives have an equal right to public fishing. -
The Fish Wheel
The first fish wheel was put into operation on the Columbia River. -
The Northwest Power Act
This act mostly protected fish and made them seen as equals in terms of hydro-electric power. -
The Army Corps of Engineers
The ACE started a program of moving fish from the Snake River to the Columbia River. -
The Pacific Salmon Treaty
The Pacific Salmon TreatyThe Pacific Salmon Treaty is approved and sets up a processes for managing ocean fishing. -
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Fishing Outlawed
Pacific Northwest TimelineThe Columbia is closed to commercial salmon fishing by non-natives due to over fishing.
