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Monday, September 12, 2011

Will giant chinook salmon return? Dam-removal project opens the door

Kent Mayer of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lifts an adult chinook captured in a temporary weir set up across the Elwha so scientists can sample and tag fish before returning them to the river. Elwha chinook once reached enormous size, growing to 100 pounds.