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Fisheries technician Chad Gabreski stands in the Kootenai River near a mesh container full of fish. When Dunnigan is ready, Gabreski will use a net to lift fish out of the container to be measured. (Photo courtesy Sarah Mosquera)

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On an overcast day in mid-June last year, Jim Dunnigan, dam mitigation coordinator for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, stood on a concrete embankment overlooking the Kootenai River near Libby.