Thursday January 22, 2026
KIRO 7 —
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) says it will distribute over 1,500 dead fish used for hatchery spawning into the Tucannon River.
Decaying salmon and steelhead provide food for aquatic insects and other species that feed young salmon and other fish.
The dead fish also serves as food for otters, mink andother wildlife.