After a few brutal years, things are looking somewhat better for Oregon’s coastal salmon fishermen.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council released its salmon forecast for 2010. Salmon numbers on the Sacramento and Klamath rivers are high enough to allow for some kind of commercial fishing season off Southern Oregon and California.
Along the Northern Oregon and...
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During Thursday’s Klamath Basin signing ceremony, one group was conspicuously absent, Oregon’s environmental community.
Groups such as Oregon Wild and Water Watch, say they were kicked out of the talks that produced the two historic deals on Klamath Basin water sharing and dam removal. National groups such as American Rivers and Trout Unlimited did sign...
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THURSDAY:
Klamath Basin Agreements
Decades of fighting over water, salmon and dams in the Klamath Basin could come to a close Thursday in Salem. Governor Kulongoski, Governor Schwarzenegger and Interior Secretary Salazar will take part in a ceremony to sign two agreements that are designed to make sure...
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When the chinook salmon return on the Columbia River next spring, get ready for massive numbers of fish.
Wildlife officials say they’re expecting about 470,000 chinook for the spring run. If that prediction is accurate, it would be the biggest return of spring chinook since 1938.
The announcement by Oregon Fish and Wildlife, Washington Fish and...
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Hoping to rebound fish stocks and boost coastal economies, NOAA is calling for big changes in how commercial fishermen go about their business.
The agency says it’s starting a voluntary program to encourage the industry to move to what’s called Catch Share systems. These rules are already in place for 13 commercial fisheries around the...
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The drive to develop wave energy off the Oregon coast may be moving too quickly for many people in the state.
A new survey by Oregon State University shows that while a lot of Oregonians like the idea of wave energy, they’re also concerned about impacts on the coastal environment and commercial fishing.
One of the...
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The ideas look promising, but the Obama Administration’s update on the Columbia Basin salmon plan may not be legal.
That’s the essence of a new letter from U.S. District Judge James Redden. Redden is overseeing the court battle over what the federal government needs to do to make sure dams on the Columbia and Snake...
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There’s no question that winter and spring floods in the Willamette Valley cause considerable problems for homes, businesses and farms. But they’re good for at least one species… fish.
Research done at Oregon State University shows that flooded farm land helps fish in several ways. It gives them a sanctuary from fast moving flood waters...
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Here’s an argument for catch-and-release.
A new report by the Environmental Protection Agency is raising questions about the safety of fish caught in America’s lakes and reservoirs. The study looked at fish in 500 lakes across the country, including nine here in Oregon.
What the agency found is that it’s just about impossible to catch a...
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