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SFA Annual Meeting at Grace Church

December 5th, 2011

The Salmon For All annual meeting for 2011 will be held at the parish hall of Grace Episcopal Church, 1545 Franklin Avenue in Astoria. Grace Church is easy to find. From US Hwy 30 (Marine Drive) proceed up the hill on 16th Street. Turn {read more}


Flight of the Bumble Bee Now in Print

November 30th, 2011

Flight of the Bumble Bee is the new corporate history of the Columbia River Packers Association, later known as Bumble Bee Seafoods, and a giant in the Columbia River fish packing industry. Authors Irene Martin and the late Roger Tetlow {read more}


SFA to be at Pacific Marine Expo 2011

October 27th, 2011

        Salmon For All will have an exhibitor’s booth at Pacific Marine Expo 2011 to distribute information regarding the proposed Oregon Columbia River gillnet ban sponsored by the Northwest chapter of the {read more}


Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay

August 31st, 2011

Join the BBRSDA and campaign partners in Astoria, Oregon, for an informational meeting on protecting Bristol Bay and the EPA Watershed Assessment process: When: September 12th 9:00am Where: Englund Marine Supply, 95 Hamburg Ave. The {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}


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}


SFA Comments on Mitchell Act DEIS

November 24th, 2010

On Wednesday, November 24, 2010, Salmon For All submitted a substantial number of detailed commentaries on the Mitchell Act Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The Mitchell Act {read more}