Fish Out of Water

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• Fish Out of Water
• A Presentation on Global Warming and Salmon in
  the Pacific Northwest

Patty Glick Senior Global Warming
Specialist National Wildlife Federation January
30, 2008
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Wild Salmon Are Our Natural Heritage
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700, 800, 900 ppm?
The Past...
2-11 F
The Present...
Today 380 ppm
1.3 F
And the Future?
CO2
Temp
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Numerous Human-induced Stressors

• Hydro

• Habitat Loss

• Hatcheries

• Harvest

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Heat (a.k.a. Global Warming)
The Five Hs
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Global Warming Impacts on Salmon
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Global Warming Impacts on Salmon
Warmer Rivers
Lower Streamflows
Heavy Rain/Runoff
Every life stage will be affected
Diminished Estuaries
Earlier Spring Freshet
Warmer Oceans
Lower Streamflows
Diminished Estuaries
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2006/07 Montana Rivers Closed to Trout Fishing
2004 Fraser River, Sockeye Loss
2003 Hanford Reach Fish Kill
2002 Lower Klamath Fish Kill,
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The Solutions are Two-Fold
We Must Minimize Global Warming by Reducing
Greenhouse Gas Pollution
We Must Help Species Cope With Changes Already
Underway
MITIGATION
ADAPTATION