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The very first commercial harvest by euro americans is made.
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Treaties are sighned with the columbia river tribes they lose land but get exclusive rights to fishing in there reservation and keep rights to fish in there usual spots
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The first salmon cannery on the lower columbia begins production.
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John west establishes a cannery at westport between Portland and Astoria many are made in the next 2 years.
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Salmon canning increases from 10,000 cases to 450,000 cases salmon becomes the leading export after wheat and flour. Oregon begins limiting salmon.
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The first northwest salmon cannery is established in oregon.
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The importance of Oregon saalmon fisheries decrease for the next 30 years from pollution,irrigation and overfishing
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Oregon fisheries yeild $242 million due mainly to salmon.
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Grand Coulee dam is completed and blocks the salmon.
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Oregon fisheries increase over five fold in value.
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Brownlee and Dalles dam created and block fish.
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Hells canyon dam is completed and ends salmon runs.
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Court cases clarify tribal fishing rights.
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Trawl fishery begins in Oregon.
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The United States-Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty is signed and ratified by Congress,
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Oregon has 6,200 commercial fishers.
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Sockeye salmon are labeled endangered.
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The first major discussions about altering dams occur.
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http://www.history.idaho.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/pclub_salmon_fishing.pdf http://seymoursalmon.com/lifecycle.php http://www.salmonnation.com/essays/natural_history.html http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=2942 http://www.opb.org/programs/oregonstory/fishing/timeline.html
