The Alberta Environment and Parks has put out a tender to conduct an analysis of Trout Unlimited Fish Rescue data, shouldn’t we wait until this study has been completed before addressing Entrainment?

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As of July 2024, we understand the study is complete but currently under internal review prior to public release. It is clear, however, from TU rescue data released annually since the 1990s, that entrainment of fish does occur in high numbers.  We feel a summary report, while interesting, will not provide any further evidence that entrainment is a significant issue. Fish losses from the Bow River watershed via entrainment has occurred for over 100 years, and we are committed to highlighting this stressor to trout supporters and regulators and pushing towards a solution to the problem.