In the year 2005, Rev. Irene Martin of Skamokawa, Washington set about undertaking a social study of poverty-related issues in the four rural counties in which the majority of Columbia River gillnet permit holders reside. These same four {read more}

Dan and Clair Stephan requested an easy to understand description of the mainstem commercial fishing Zones as they are used in Compact Action Notices. The following map is from the Joint Management Staff Status Report for Fall Fisheries. {read more}

The Columbia River Compact hurriedly convened on short notice at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 26 to consider ongoing late August non-Indian commercial fisheries. Fall Fact Sheet No. 7 for August 26, 2009 and the subsequent Compact Action {read more}

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 11:00 a.m Monday, August 24, 2009 to review ongoing August commercial gilnet fisheries. Fall FactSheet No. 6 and the subsequent Compact Action Notice are appended as PDF files. {read more}

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference Friday, August 21 to discuss ongoing August non-Indian commercial fisheries. The catch to date has been much higher than anticipated, but exactly why is not yet apparent. Fall {read more}

For most Columbia River fishing families, salmon is not only a great delicacy, but a terrific comfort food as well. Most Northwesterners have grown up eating salmon, and for every family there are recipes clearly identifiable as old {read more}

The 5th annual CRPA/Bumble Bee Reunion sponsored by the J.O. Hanthorn Cannery Foundation is Saturday, August 15, 2009 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at Pier 39 in Astoria, Oregon. Scheduled as a regular part of the Astoria Regatta, the reunion {read more}

This is an old Scandinavian favorite from Strictly Fish, the North Coast Fishermen’s Wives’ cookbook. It is not surprising that this method of preparing salmon is a Scandinavian favorite. The word for salmon in Norwegian {read more}

Due to much higher than expected catch rates for the first two fishing openers of the early fall fishery, the Columbia River Compact reconvened on Friday, August 7 to consider revisions to already scheduled commercial gillnet seasons for {read more}

The Corinthian Yacht Club of Portland sponsors evening sail races on Tuesdays and Thusdays between July 21 and August 27. Several of these dates overlap with early fall fishing openers set recently by the Columbia River {read more}