...Twenty years ago the people of Klemtu turned to salmon aquaculture to try to replace the economic opportunity lost in the decline of the commercial salmon fishery. This pioneering salmon aquaculture business lasted for five years but eventually declining salmon prices and high operating costs combined to shut down the operations in 1993....
...“After two years of regional collaboration on a plan for Columbia and Snake River salmon and steelhead, it is clear we have found common ground,” said the statement from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration. “This is no longer just a federal plan, it is now more of a regional plan explicitly supported by three states and six tribes.”Columbia Basin salmon returns have historically been the West Coast’s largest, and once numbered 10 million to 30 million, but overfishing, habitat loss, pollution and dam construction over the past century have caused their numbers to dwindle precipitously....
...When dams block rivers, however, the migrating fish – especially juveniles – can have a tough time traveling between their spawning grounds and the open ocean....
Why is it important to chose the correct form of conservation? Because the "W"rong kind causes more problems than it solves, and decisions can't be based in 'cultural' consent. Why monitor species depletion and unusal events in the natural world? Because poor choices by humans frequently show up in ways that are warnings to the outcome.
At the basis of all this, are scientists that know they are correct in species preservation. To safe species in the world is to save human civilization. 60% of the breathable air of Earth comes from single cell plants in Earth's oceans, that cannot be ignored and the food chain they sponsor is vital to human survival. Fisheries along any coast is a primary source of survival in many countries.
Oregon expert tries to solve salmon shark deaths (click here)
by Michael Milstein, The Oregonian
Friday December 05, 2008, 8:59 PM
First came the fang-toothed lancetfish, washing up on Oregon beaches last spring and summer.
Then came the young salmon sharks -- which resemble baby great whites -- turning up on the sand through October.
Now Bill Hanshumaker, a marine education specialist at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, wants to figure out why at least 10 or more of each species beached up on Oregon shores in the past several months. It's not unusual to find a few each summer, but this year's high numbers remain a mystery....
by Michael Milstein, The Oregonian
Friday December 05, 2008, 8:59 PM
First came the fang-toothed lancetfish, washing up on Oregon beaches last spring and summer.
Then came the young salmon sharks -- which resemble baby great whites -- turning up on the sand through October.
Now Bill Hanshumaker, a marine education specialist at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, wants to figure out why at least 10 or more of each species beached up on Oregon shores in the past several months. It's not unusual to find a few each summer, but this year's high numbers remain a mystery....
Poor decision making in Conservation is also very expensive !
Demoralizing science and scientists in their 'best practice' should never be directed as a 'cultural right' in this society or any other. And if that is a scary thought, than examine your own ethics and the treatment of people that feel differently !
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Commercial fisherman, river guides, charter boat operators, fish processors and other salmon related businesses harmed by the closure of the 2008 Chinook salmon season could be eligible for $170 million in disaster relief appropriated by Congress.
The California Salmon Council is conducting outreach efforts to identify eligible businesses who faced economic hardship from the closure.
Disaster relief will be disbursed to fishing communities in California, Oregon and Washington.
Salmon related enterprises that require a Department of Fish and Game license to operate have been sent disaster forms.
The deadline to apply for the relief is Dec. 31.
Disaster relief forms can by obtained at the following websites:
Eligible businesses must demonstrate that salmon is at least 30 percent of their normal business. They must also provide documentation indicating a loss of up to a maximum of $225,000.
For more information contact the California Salmon Council at 916-933-7050 or the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission at 877-695-3457.
