Reintroductions: Risks and Rewards
Juvenile Chinook salmon
The reintroduction of anadromous fish poses multifaceted challenges. To address them, CRRL scientists developed a “Risk Assessment Framework for Reintroduction” in collaboration with Upper Columbia River tribes. The framework provides guidance for ranking relative risks arising from pathogens, genetic effects, predation, and competition to resident fish and reintroduced salmonids.