The Makah have had to kill off their hatchery fish. Not enough water. Too much heat.
This summer’s extreme drought is becoming increasingly deadly for fish in the northwest.
The state department of Fish and Wildlife had already lost about one and a half million juvenile fish in overheated rivers and streams in Washington at the end of July, due to this summer’s historically warm temperatures and low water levels
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