Increasing reports of adult sturgeon mortalities prompt closure of all sturgeon fishing on portion of Columbia River

Closure extends from The Dalles Dam to Priest Rapids Dam OLYMPIA – With higher-than-normal numbers of adult-size sturgeon found dead in several pools of the Columbia River so far this summer, white sturgeon fishing will close on a large portion of the mid-Columbia beginning Saturday, July 29, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon announced Wednesday.

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