Oregon officials have killed about 160,000 rainbow trout to stop the spread of a pathogen they hadn’t seen before. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff discovered the parasite after they ...

About 160,000 rainbow trout were killed in three Oregon hatcheries after workers noticed they were getting sick, officials said. Wildlife officials learned the fish were infected with a novel parasite ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man who broke into a Reedsport, Ore. fish hatchery in April is facing jail time after pouring bleach into a pond – killing thousands of Chinook salmon. According to court ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Nearly 18,000 young Chinook salmon are dead after a man poured bleach into a fish hatchery in Douglas County, officials said. Joshua Heckathorn, 20, of Gardiner is accused of ...

REEDSPORT, Oregon, April 25, 2024 (ENS) – Nearly 18,000 young salmon have died after a vandal poured bleach into a Douglas County fish hatchery tank Monday, according to law enforcement authorities.

Editor’s Note: This story was updated August 11, 2025 when the Oregon State Police stated, “The two individuals in the photos have come forward and have been cleared by OSP investigators. OSP is not ...

Thousands of Chinook salmon were killed at an Oregon hatchery when a man poisoned them with bleach April 22. The fish were going to be released in June. File photo. Michael Humling U.S. Fish and ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon State Police said the two men who allegedly vandalized and stole salmon from a fish trap at a hatchery in southern Oregon have come forward. The men had been identified after ...

Oregon and Washington fish hatcheries seem like low-hanging fruit these days. They face a litany of challenges, many based on lawsuits falsely (albeit well-intentioned) accusing hatchery fish of ...