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Declining salmon runs, just like global warming/climate change is just another misunderstood problem that could be solved without removing any dams or spending small fortunes employing lawyers and environmentalists that do not understand the problem.

Even if the dams are removed salmon runs will continue to decline. Why? Because the biggest problem comes from overfishing off the coasts of North America and British Columbia.

Native Americans unfortunately are part of the problem here.

Before you start calling me a racist we need to examine current fishing practices. Runs were plentiful befo...