Though the second might sound like a good option, sadly for them, it also happens to be illegal. Because, in May, the fishlings are running, tiny silver slivers that will, in two to three years, grow into beautiful, fleshy oceanic salmon. If the dams flood their spillways, these fingerlings will be ravaged. Their numbers will be decimated year by year, and not only will the commercial salmon industry be threatened, but the species itself will slip slowly from plentiful to endangered, from dinner plates to Grandma’s memory bin.
