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An Ecological, Cultural, And Legal Review Of Pacific Lamprey In The Columbia River Basin, Adam Wicks-Arshack, Matthew Dunkle, Sammy Matsaw, Christopher Caudill
An Ecological, Cultural, And Legal Review Of Pacific Lamprey In The Columbia River Basin, Adam Wicks-Arshack, Matthew Dunkle, Sammy Matsaw, Christopher Caudill
Idaho Law Review
Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) is an anadromous species in an ancient lineage of jawless fishes. The species is native to the North Pacific and its marine-accessible freshwater rivers and streams. Pacific lamprey are understudied relative to other anadromous fishes and has severely declined in abundance throughout the Columbia River Basin. Indigenous people of the Snake and Columbia River Basins have long recognized the ecological role and value of lamprey through their spiritual and cultural practices connected to Pacific lamprey. The combined effects of poor passage at dams, historic and continued habitat degradation, and altered marine host conditions have contributed to …