SF Boater (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
In an unprecedented step in an attempt to revive the wild California King Salmon population the nonprofit Fishery Foundation of California trucked all all hatchery raised King Salmon to the top of the San Pablo Bay. The effort took 2.5 months an involved some 20 million fish. The step was taken due to the severe [...]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
ASTORIA -- Commercial and sport fishermen are unhappy about a proposal to split the lower Columbia River chinook harvest between them as the plan heads to Oregon and Washington regulators next month.The Columbia River Fish Working Group, which includes three fish and wildlife commissioners each from Oregon and Washington, has agreed on a recommendation for balancing the sport and commercial salmon...
Seattle Weekly (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
What with our depleted Northwest salmon fisheries, and the problem of overharvesting our seas in general, plus the curse-blessing-controversy offered by fish farms, this new memoir offers a personal, historical perspective. Catching the Ebb: Drift-Fishing for a Life in Cook Inlet relates the ...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
The most powerful opponents of efforts to remove four dams that have blocked salmon migration on the Klamath River for the past century did an about-face today and agreed in principal to a dam-removal plan along the California and Oregon border. The proposal...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... of acres of farmland under enforcement by U.S. marshals and the 2002 deaths of 70,000 adult salmon in the river after irrigation water was restored.The agreement in principle reached in Sacramento, Calif., was to be signed Thursday by the U.S. Department of Interior, the utility PacifiCorp and the governors of Oregon and California.According to a copy obtained by The Associated Press on...
Anchorage Daily News (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
... that can be well-managed by the residents. The village sits in the middle of a rich and productive salmon fishery area; 24 residents hold commercial permits. Subsistence activities balance the seasonal nature of the fishery. Some trapping occurs. There is one school, attended by about 10 students.
OpenMarket (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... ”trail to nowhere,” a taxpayer-funded land swap; forests that house fish got some money, as did salmon fisheries. And, one of my favorites, “socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers” got their pork.
adn.com: Business (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
... said.The high price of fuel changed people's behavior too."It used to be during closures (of fisheries) that the fleet would come back to town," Stephan said. This year "a lot of people stayed out on the grounds between closures."In Bristol Bay's famed sockeye salmon fishery, fishermen also chose to conserve on high-priced fuel by staying at sea between fishing periods, said...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
The Association of Salmon Fishery Boards has called the project "recklessly irresponsible" and asked ministers to block further releases until the impact on fish stocks can be assessed.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
... for winterizing low-income homes and helping with energy bills.Other money will go to the salmon fishery and for tax-exempt bonds to help with housing. These measures will provide some immediate bread-and-butter relief, from jobs to assistance with at-risk mortgages.But troubles may only be beginning for state governments, which will be one of the epicenters for what New York University...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
The Bush administration Wednesday announced a nonbinding agreement with PacifiCorp that details how the utility can turn over control of four Klamath River hydroelectric dams so they can be removed to help struggling salmon.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
The Bush administration today announced a nonbinding agreement with PacifiCorp that details how the utility can turn over control of four Klamath River hydroelectric dams so they can be removed to help struggling salmon.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... of acres of farmland under enforcement by U.S. marshals and the 2002 deaths of 70,000 adult salmon in the river after irrigation water was restored. The agreement in principle reached in Sacramento, Calif., was to be signed Thursday by the U.S. Department of Interior, the utility PacifiCorp and the governors of Oregon and California.According to a copy obtained by The Associated Press on...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... of acres of farmland under enforcement by U.S. marshals and the 2002 deaths of 70,000 adult salmon in the river after irrigation water was restored.
The agreement in principle reached in Sacramento, Calif., was to be signed Thursday by the U.S. Department of Interior, the utility PacifiCorp and the governors of Oregon and California.
According to a copy obtained by The Associated...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
... gill-netters, charter-boat operators and others affected by the collapse of the West Coast wild-salmon fishery. This money normally would have been made available by March but by fast-tracking it, the governor spurs economic relief in those communities at a crucial time.Gregoire, by executive order, speeds access to $202 million in tax-exempt bonds for housing development, rental...
