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Winter Fact Sheet #1 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:03:58 +0000

The first Joint Management Staff Fact Sheet of 2012 is now available for the face-to-face Compact on January 26, 2012 at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel. Winter Fact Sheet No.1 and the subsequent Compact Action Notice are posted {read more}

2012 Joint Staff Stock Status Reports

SFA — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:14:34 +0000

The 2012 stock status reports for sturgeon and smelt, as well as spring Chinook, summer Chinook, sockeye, steelhead, and shad are now available. Both are large files: the sturgeon and smelt report is 534 KB in size; the winter/spring {read more}

1st 2012 Columbia River Compact Set

SFA — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:26:12 +0000

The first hearing of the Columbia River Compact for 2012 is scheduled for Thursday, January 26. It will be a face-to-face meeting at the Sheraton Portland Airport Hotel on NE Airport Way. The Joint Management Staff will consider {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 19 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 21:58:26 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 1, 2011 to consider treaty Indian fisheries for white sturgeon. Because there are ample numbers of sturgeon remaining under the harvest guideline for {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 18 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:17:42 +0000

The Columbia River compact convened by teleconference at noon on Monday, October 24, 2011. Late returning coho stocks have been under-performing with respect to preseason expectations so far, leading staff to conclude that the inseason {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 17 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:54:31 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 17, 2011 to consider additional non-Indian commercial mainstem fishing time in the late fall time period. The US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 16 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:05:24 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 11:00 a.m Tuesday, October 11, 2011 to consider additional non-Indian commercial fishing time in the late fall time period. Roughly 1,000 upriver bright (URB) fall Chinook and {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 15 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:40:01 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2011 to confer with tribal co-managers concerning proposed modifications to the treaty platform hook-and-line and Yakima tributary fisheries. The {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 14 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:32:51 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 4, 2011 to consider setting another non-Indian mainstem commercial fishing period. At the current in-season estimate for the upriver bright (URB) fall {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 13 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:56:05 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 29, 2011 to consider ongoing Treaty Tribal fisheries in Zone 6 above Bonneville Dam. Even with the uncertaintly in the final upriver run size for fall {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 12 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:12:46 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2011 to consider non-Indian commercial fishing time during the last week of September. The US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC ) {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 11 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:50:07 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2011 to consider ongoing non-Indian and treaty Indian commercial fisheries. The US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met Monday, {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 10 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:15:37 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 15, 2011 to consider ongoing Treaty Tribal fisheries in the late fall time period, as well as the non-Indian recreational fishery for white sturgeon {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 9 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:18:25 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 12, 2011 to consider non-Indian commercial and recreational fisheries below Bonneville Dam. The fall Chinook run at Bonneville Dam is tracking behind {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 8 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:06:19 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011 to consider ongoing Treaty Tribal fisheries during the late fall time period. Fall Fact Sheet No. 8 discusses the state of the upriver fall {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 6 – Fishery Updates

SFA — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:33:16 +0000

The Joint Management Staff of the Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish & Wildlife distributed Fall Fact Sheet No. 6 on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 without convening a Columbia River Compact teleconference, in a manner similar to {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 5 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:54:53 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, August 25, 2011 to consider treaty Indian fisheries and non-Indian commercial fisheries for fall Chinook during the late August time period. The anticipated {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 4 – Fishery Updates

SFA — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:22:45 +0000

Just as was the case with Fall Fact Sheet Nos. 2 and 3, Fall Fact Sheet No. 4 provides fishery updates. No corresponding Compact teleconference was held. A Compact teleconference is scheduled for Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 1:00 {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 3 – Fishery Updates

SFA — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:14:18 +0000

Fall Fact sheet No. 3, like Fall Fact Sheet No. 2, was not associated with a Compact teleconference. It’s purpose is to provide fishery updates, primarily concerning recreational fisheries. The data from the second commercial {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 2 – Fishery Updates

SFA — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:27:36 +0000

Fall Fact Sheet No. 2 was distributed for the purpose of fishery updates on Wednesday, August 10, 2011. No corresponding Compact hearing was held. It is evident from the numbers that the fall Chinook run has barely begun to enter the {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 1 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:58:04 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened for what at times was a contentious face-to-face hearing at the Holiday Inn Express in Astoria at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011. The fisheries under consideration were non-Indian commercial and {read more}

Summer FactSheets & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:33:27 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Thursday, July 21, 2011 to consider Treaty Tribal fisheries and the ongoing recreational sturgeon fishery in The Dalles Pool between The Dalles and John Day Dams. At the current {read more}

Summer Factsheet 11, Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:46:52 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2011 to review ongoing recreational fisheries for summer Chinook below Bonneville Dam, and sockeye between Bonneville Dam and Priest Rapids Dam. Based {read more}

Fall Joint Management Staff Report

SFA — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:42:59 +0000

Prior to the beginning of each fishery management season, the Joint Management Staff of the Oregon & Washington Departments of Fish & Wildlife issue a stock status report for the fish to be managed during the season. The fall {read more}

Summer FactSheet 9 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:55:42 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 13, 2011 to consider ongoing Treaty Tribal summer fisheries, as well as the non-Indian recreational sturgeon fishery below the Wauna powerlines. Tribal {read more}

Summer FactSheets & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:34:21 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 2011 to consider recreational sturgeon fisheries above Bonneville Dam, and Treaty Tribal fisheries during the summer management season, {read more}

Summer FactSheet 5 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:38:57 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011 to consider ongoing Treaty Tribal fisheries during the summer management season. The preseason forecasts for the upriver summer Chinook and {read more}

Summer Fact Sheet 4: Fishery Updates

SFA — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:02:46 +0000

The Joint Management Staff of the Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish & Wildlife issued Summer Fact Sheet No. 4 without calling for a meeting of the Columbia River Compact. This Fact Sheet updates the catch numbers for {read more}

Summer FactSheet 3 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:41:44 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011 to consider Treaty Indian fisheries and non-Indian sturgeon fisheries. Participation in summer fisheries by Treaty Tribal fishers has been less {read more}

Summer FactSheet 2 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:14:59 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 16, 2011 to consider extending the commercial shad fishery in Area 2S and the Washougal Reef. Shad are an under-utilized non-native species, which {read more}

Summer FactSheet 1 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 22:05:03 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened for a face-to-face hearing at Rainier City Hall in Rainier, Oregon at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2011 to consider Treaty Indian and non-Indian commercial fisheries for summer Chinook and sockeye. {read more}

Spring FactSheet 11 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:53:58 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2011 to consider extending the Treaty Indian platform hook-and-line fishery below Bonneville Dam until June 15, as recommended by tribal co-managers. As of June 6, 2011 {read more}

Spring FactSheet 10 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:01:48 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconfeence at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2011 to consider additional fishing time for the Treaty Indian hook-and-line fishery below Bonneville Dam, as well as for the non-Indian recreational {read more}

Spring Fact Sheet #9 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:32:31 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 25 to consider enhancing sport fishing opportunity during the late spring Chinook season. With unusually high flows in the Columbia River main stem {read more}

Spring FactSheet #8 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 18 May 2011 00:13:09 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. to consider additional mainstem fishing time for the lower Columbia River non-Treaty commercial fishery. The US v. Oregon Technical Advisory {read more}

Spring FactSheet #7 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 13 May 2011 23:23:17 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Friday, May 13, 2011 to consider reopening the recreational fishery for spring Chinook below Bonneville. With the upriver run size upgraded to 210,00 adult upriver fish at the {read more}

Spring FactSheet #6 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 11 May 2011 21:53:57 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Wednesday, May 11 at 1:00 p.m. to consider non-Indian commercial fisheries for spring Chinook. Bonneville dam counts through May 10 total 125,600 adult upriver spring Chinook, {read more}

Spring FactSheet #5 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 10 May 2011 23:37:29 +0000

The columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 to consider tribal fisheries for spring Chinook. With nearly 116,000 upriver spring Chinook over Bonneville as of May 9, 2011, the US v. Oregon {read more}

2 Spring FactSheets & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 05 May 2011 00:46:21 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference twice on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The first teleconference, scheduled at 2:00 p.m., was to consider commercial shad fisheries in Area 2S and the Washougal Reef. The second {read more}

2 Youngs Bay Fishing Openers Revised

SFA — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:32:02 +0000

The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife issued an Oregon State Action Notice late in the day on Wednesday, April 27, 2010 to announce that the prevously scheduled commercial fishing openers in the Youngs Bay Select Area for April {read more}

Spring Fact Sheets 2 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:53:25 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 to consider extending the non-Indian recreational fishery above Bonneville Dam until May 5. Just as in the previous week, the staff recommendation to do {read more}

Spring Fact Sheet #1 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:05:13 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Thursday, April 14, 2011 to consider extending the non-Indian recreational fishery below Bonneville Dam. The staff recommendation to do so brought strong opposition from the {read more}

Winter FactSheet #6 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:04:36 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 to consider extending the non-Indian recreational fishery for spring Chinook below Bonneville Dam. The sport fishery had closed as scheduled on Monday, {read more}

Winter FactSheet #5 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 01:08:32 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. to consider non-Indian commercial fishing time for spring Chinook in the Columbia River main stem. Fewer fish than anticipated were caught by the {read more}

Winter FactSheet #4 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:11:00 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 28, 2011 to consider non-Indian commercial fishing time in the main stem for Columbia River spring Chinook. According to the preseason guidelines, the non-Indian gillnet {read more}

Winter FactSheet #3 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:01:53 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Tuesday, March 15 at noon to consider non-Indian commercial fishing for spring Chinook in the Columbia River main stem. Test fishing on Sunday, March 13 returned results that {read more}

Winter FactSheet #2 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:52:20 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened for a face-to-face hearing at the Museum of the Oregon Territory overlooking Willamette Falls in Oregon City at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2011. The hearing was scheduled to consider non-Indian {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 12 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:52:43 +0000

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}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 11 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:15:49 +0000

A Columbia River Compact teleconference scheduled for Tuesday, November 30, 2010 to discuss the future of smelt fisheries in the lower Columbia River basin is now concluded. The Compact Action taken was in fact a foregone conclusion. {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 10 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:40:03 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 18 to consider Treaty Tribal and non-Indian commercial fisheries in the late fall time period. Fall Chinook returns are in line with the pre-season {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 9 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:34:21 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 13 to consider non-Indian commercial fisheries for Columbia River coho and fall Chinook. The US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met on {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 7 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:27:27 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00p.m. on Monday, October 4, 2010 to consider non-Indian commercial fishing in the late fall season. The US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee met October 3, and updated the {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 6 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:19:36 +0000

The Columbia River Compact was hastily convened for a Compact teleconference Friday morning, September 24, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. The purpose was to consider Treaty Tribal and non-Indian commercial fisheries. At the compact hearing on {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 5 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:25:57 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 3:00 p.m. Monday, September 20, 2010 to consider Treaty Indian and non-Indian fisheries in the late fall time period. The US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 4 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:09:48 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Thursday, September 9 at 1:00 p.m. to consider Treaty Indian fisheries and review updates to non-Indian fisheries for fall Chinook. TAC met Wednesday, September 8 to review fall {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 2 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:45:48 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. to consider non-Indian and Treaty Tribal commercial fishing periods during the eraly fall (August) time period. A total of 8,481 fall Chinook {read more}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 1 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:55:16 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened for a face-to-face meeting in the River Room at 25 River Street in Cathlamet, Washington at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2010 to consider recreational sturgeon fisheries below Wauna, and non-Indian {read more}

Summer FactSheet 5 & Tribal Action

SFA — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:30:32 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Monday, July 19 to consider additional Treaty Tribal commercial fishing time in Zone 6, between Bonneville and McNary dams. As is normal, Summer Fact Sheet No. 5 was prepared by {read more}

Summer Fact Sheet 3 & Tribal Action

SFA — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:48:50 +0000

Joint Staff Report Summer Fact Sheet No.3 pertains to run size updates from the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for the US v. Oregon process and ongoing Treaty Tribal commercial fisheries for summer Chinook and sockeye in Columbia {read more}

Summer Factsheet 2 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:57:52 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Thursday, June 24 at 3:00 p.m. to consider ongoing non-Indian summer fisheries, and treaty Indian summer Commercial fisheries. Two 10-hour openers for upriver summer Chinook have {read more}

Summer FactSheet 1 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:48:16 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 10, 2010 to consider Treaty Indian fisheries and non-Indian commercial fishing seasons for upriver summer Chinook. The summer Chinook run forecast for {read more}

Spring FactSheet #7 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 17 May 2010 22:20:48 +0000

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}

Spring FactSheet #6 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:48:49 +0000

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

SFA — Wed, 05 May 2010 03:34:22 +0000

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}

Spring Factsheet #1 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:12:20 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 to discuss ongoing non-Indian commercial fisheries in the Select Areas. Landings of upriver stocks in Select Areas have been running far {read more}

Winter Fact Sheet No. 12

SFA — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:18:17 +0000

Winter Fact Sheet No. 12 was not accompanied by a Compact teleconference. It merely provided an update regarding the ongoing non-Indian recreational fishery for spring Chinook below Bonneville dam. Based on the data gathered up to April {read more}

Winter Factsheet 10 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:21:40 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Monday, April 5, 2010 to consider non-Indian commercial fisheries for spring Chinook in the Columbia River main stem. Test fishing results over the night of April 4-5 showed much {read more}

Winter Factsheet #9 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:49:54 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Thursday, April 1, 2010 to consider Select Area fisheries in Youngs Bay and Deep River. Catches to date in Deep River and Youngs Bay have been higher than normal. But, so have {read more}

Winter Factsheet #8 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:16:41 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 29, 2010 to consider non-Indian mark-selective commercial fisheries for spring Chinook on the mainstem Columbia River. The presence of large numbers of {read more}

Winter Factsheet #7 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:19:35 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Monday, March 22, 2010 to consider non-Indian commercial fisheries for spring Chinook. Test fishing results indicate that the number of steelhead in the river is still very high, {read more}

Winter Factsheet #6 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:06:45 +0000

Test fishing for spring Chinook was conducted Sunday, March 7, 2010, followed by a Columbia River Compact teleconference on Monday, March 8, 2010. Too many steelhead per Chinook were caught in the test fishery to set a commercial {read more}

Winter Factsheet #3 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:03:41 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened on February 18, 2010 for a face-to face meeting to outline stock status and Joint Management Staff recommendations for winter and spring seasons for spring Chinook, white sturgeon, and shad. Pre-season {read more}

Compact Action Modifies Smelt Fishery

SFA — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:28:46 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2010 to consider changes to the area open to commercial fishing for smelt. The smelt fishery is being managed as a Level One fishery again this {read more}

2010 Spring-Summer Joint Staff Report

SFA — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:56:20 +0000

The Joint Management Staff of the Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish & Wildlife have issued their Joint Staff Report on Stock Status and Fisheries for Spring Chinook, Summer Chinook, Sockeye, Steelhead, and Other Species, {read more}

Winter FactSheet #1 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:14:11 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened in a face-to-face hearing in Kelso, Washington at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 17, 2009. The hearing was to consider non-Indian recreational and commercial winter fisheries for white sturgeon and {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 18 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:24:38 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2009 to consider remaining non-Indian commercial fishing opportunities during the late fall time period. As Fall Fact Sheet No.18 indicates, {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 17 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:15:50 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2009 to consider ongoing non-Indian commercial fisheries in the late fall time period. Fall Fact Sheet No. 17 is appended as a PDF file. {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 16 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:10:51 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Monday, October 12 at 3:00 p.m. to consider ongoing commercial fisheries in the late fall time period. Fall Fact Sheet No. 16 concerns non-Indian commercial fisheries. At the {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 15 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:35:00 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, 2009 to consider ongoing non-Indian commercial fisheries in the late fall time period. Of particular interest was whether the US v. Oregon Technical {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 14 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:40:20 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened a previously unscheduled Compact teleconference at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2009 to consider ongoing non-Indian commercial fisheries in the late fall time period. Preliminary estimates from the {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 13 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:04:58 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference on Tuesday, September 29 at 2:00 p.m. to consider ongoing non-Indian commercial fisheries in the late fall time period. Fall Fact Sheet No. 13 and the subsequent Compact Action {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 11 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:52:54 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. to consider ongoing non-Indian commercial fishing periods during the late fall time period. Fall Chinook, coho, and sturgeon fisheries for the end of {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 9 & Compact Action

SFA — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:48:31 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, September 10 to consider Treaty Indian fisheries and the non-Indian commercial fishery in the Deep River Select Area. Fall Fact Sheet No. 9 for September 10, {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 8 & Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:42:41 +0000

The Columbia River Compact convened by teleconference at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2009, to consider ongoing commercial fisheries in the Select Areas. The sturgeon quota in the SAFE program will be used up this week. The staff {read more}

Fall FactSheet No. 7 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:19:57 +0000

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}

Fall FactSheet No. 6 & Compact Action

SFA — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:22:57 +0000

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}

Fall FactSheet No. 5 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:25:12 +0000

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}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 3 & Compact Action

SFA — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:39:07 +0000

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}

Fall Fact Sheet No. 1 & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:54:34 +0000

The first Columbia River Compact of the 2009 fall fishery was held Wednesday, July 29 at the Duncan law Seafood Consumer Center in Astoria. Fall Fact Sheet No. 1 is appended as a PDF file. The subsequent Compact Action Notice for July {read more}

2009 Fall Joint Staff Report

SFA — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:27:56 +0000

The Joint Management Staffs of the Washington and Oregon Departments of Fish & Wildlife released the 2009 Fall Joint Staff Report on Thursday, July 16, 2009. It is a lengthy document covering all Columbia River fisheries for fall {read more}

Summer Factsheets & Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:16:04 +0000

Summer Fact Sheets No. 1 and No. 1a below were posted for the first Columbia River Compact of the summer season, held by teleconference at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2009: Summer Fact Sheet No. 1 Summer Fact Sheet No. 1a Official {read more}

May 26 Compact Action

SFA — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:45:20 +0000

The Columbia River Compact met by teleconference May 26 at 2:30 p.m. The US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee updated the upriver run-size to 160,000 fish, but Select Area fisheries will remain restricted to limited areas and hours {read more}

Tribal Compact Action, May 14

SFA — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:53:20 +0000

The Columbia River Compact met May 14 to consider revisions to Treaty Tribal fisheries for spring Chinook and Steelhead. The Tribal Fact Sheet and Action Notice are appended. Yakama Nation Spring Fact Sheet No. 1 Tribal Compact Action {read more}

May 13 Compact Action

SFA — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:31:32 +0000

The Columbia River Compact met by teleconference on May 13, 2009 to review stock status, and to consider revisions to non-Indian fisheries. The US v. Oregon Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met Monday, May 11 and downgraded the {read more}

Spring Fact Sheet 4-22-09

SFA — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:47:09 +0000

Columbia River Compact JOINT STAFF REPORT SPRING FACT SHEET NO. 1, April 22, 2009 Spring Fact Sheet No. 1 {read more}

Compact Action Notice & Fact Sheet

SFA — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:33:49 +0000

April 13, 2009 The Columbia River Compact agencies of Oregon and Washington met today and took the following actions: 4/13/2009 Compact Action Notice 4/13/2009 Winter Fact Sheet {read more}