Archive for December, 2010

State Legislature Contact Information

December 30th, 2010

Our fishermen and processors have the good fortune to be represented by some of the ablest legislators in the states of Washington and Oregon, all of whom were retained in the 2010 general election. Since it is virtually certain that {read more}


SFA Donates to Regional Food Banks

December 21st, 2010

Salmon For All Administrator Hobe Kytr, left, and President Jim Wells, right, present a check for $500 to Clatsop Community Action Executive Director George Sabol, center, for support of the Clatsop Regional Food Bank. Jim Wells {read more}


Fall FactSheet No. 12 & Compact Action

December 17th, 2010

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 17, 2010 to consider non-Indian commercial and recreational fisheries for white sturgeon during the winter time period of 2011. There is concern {read more}


SFA CCA Rebuttal Sent to Commission

December 15th, 2010

On Wednesday, December 15, 2010, Salmon For All sent a letter rebutting what we contend was extremely misleading testimony given to the Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission at its December 3, 2010 hearing in Olympia by members of {read more}


Eldon Korpela Applied Science Center

December 13th, 2010

Astoria School District and Astoria High School will honor longtime Astoria gillnetter and retired Astoria High School teacher Eldon Korpela on Friday, December 17, 2010 by renaming the AHS aquatic biology hatchery and applied science {read more}


Tribes Weigh in on Mitchell Act DEIS

December 9th, 2010

One of the most puzzling aspects of the August 6, 2010 release of the Mitchell Act Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is the degree to which NMFS in drafting the DEIS ignored its treaty trust obligations to consult with {read more}


New Site for Historic Fishing Photos

December 6th, 2010

Clatskanie commercial fisherman Bruce Jolma just alerted us that the Historic Fishing Photo Albums site recently moved to a new address, with an updated look. It’s good to know that there are others out there interested in this {read more}