Archive for May, 2010

Oregon draft Recovery Plan Comments

May 28th, 2010

On Thursday, May 27, 2010, Salmon For all submitted extensive commentary on the April 19, 2010 update to the draft Lower Columbia River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Oregon’s Populations of Salmon and Steelhead to the Oregon {read more}


SFA Select Area Program Overview

May 21st, 2010

In April of 2008, Salmon For All submitted ”An  Overview of the Select Area Fisheries Enhancement Project” to the Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission as a briefing paper. The Select Area project began at the local {read more}


Spring FactSheet #7 & Compact Action

May 17th, 2010

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 4:00 p.m. Monday, May 17, 2010 to consider ongoing non-Indian commercial fisheries in the Select Areas, non-Indian recreational fisheries above McNary dam, and Treaty Indian {read more}


LCR ESU Comments Submitted to NMFS

May 14th, 2010

On May 14 2010, Salmon For All submitted extensive copmmentary for the 5-year ESU reviews for West Coast Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed salmonids to the National Marine Fisheries Service  (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and {read more}


Spring FactSheet #6 & Compact Action

May 10th, 2010

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 10, 2010 to discuss Treaty Tribal fisheries and non-Indian commercial fisheries in the Select Areas. Concerns with larger than anticipated landings of {read more}


Spring Factsheet #4 & Compact Action

May 4th, 2010

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2010 to consider reopening Select Area fisheries in the lower Columbia River estuary. Unexpectedly high catches of upriver spring Chinook in the Select {read more}