This article comes from Portland General Electric's website. It talks about the steps that PGE is taking in order to reduce the impact of their dams on the fish that have to pass through them.
I find it very responsible of PGE to work towards creating better solutions for fish in the areas that they have altered with dams and such. In creating a fish bypass at the Willamette Falls, fish are able to migrate year round instead of being halted by the falls when the river has excessive water flowing through. Fish migration could be greatly impacted by the falls being to powerful to overcome and most commonly was, before this bypass. I do not agree with their support of adding lamprey eels to the endangered species list. These eels are a parasitic predator to many of the fish that we are already having huge low population problems with. In the great lakes, lamprey eels are such a problem that they are shocked with electricity. This electric shock temporarily stuns them and causes them to rise to the surface. The eels are then gathered and terminated. I feel that we should be very hesitant when it comes to protecting this evil predator.
Overall, I feel PGE is doing a good job of ensuring that the fish are not bothered by their hydro-electric plants. Fish are vital and PGE impressed me with their steps to help decrease their impact on the fish.
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