History of northwest fishing

By MickDundee

  • Euro harvest

    Euro harvest
    The very first commercial harvest by euro americans is made.

  • Treaty

    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

  • Cannery

    Cannery
    The first salmon cannery on the lower columbia begins production.

  • Cannery spread

    John west establishes a cannery at westport between Portland and Astoria many are made in the next 2 years.

  • Canning

    Canning
    Salmon canning increases from 10,000 cases to 450,000 cases salmon becomes the leading export after wheat and flour. Oregon begins limiting salmon.

  • Oregon cannery

    Oregon cannery
    The first northwest salmon cannery is established in oregon.

  • Decline

    The importance of Oregon saalmon fisheries decrease for the next 30 years from pollution,irrigation and overfishing

  • $$$$

    $$$$
    Oregon fisheries yeild $242 million due mainly to salmon.

  • Gran Coulee

    Gran Coulee
    Grand Coulee dam is completed and blocks the salmon.

  • Value

    Oregon fisheries increase over five fold in value.

  • Dam!!

    Brownlee and Dalles dam created and block fish.

  • Hells canyon

    Hells canyon
    Hells canyon dam is completed and ends salmon runs.

  • Rights

    Court cases clarify tribal fishing rights.

  • Trawl

    Trawl fishery begins in Oregon.

  • Treaty

    Treaty
    The United States-Canada Pacific Salmon Treaty is signed and ratified by Congress,

  • Commercial

    Oregon has 6,200 commercial fishers.

  • Endangerment

    Endangerment
    Sockeye salmon are labeled endangered.

  • MODERN!!!!!!

    MODERN!!!!!!
    The first major discussions about altering dams occur.

  • SOURCES

    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