Irishrover
There seems to be bi partisan support for SB 736. It would ban gillnet fishing in the Columbia except in certain side channel pre-specified locations. The bill stands a good chance of making it into law. The difference this session as compared to the last session is the number of sponsors and who they are. One of them is Senator Hass who sits on the Environment and Natural Resources committee. That's where the bill is and I'm sure he can get Jackie Dingfelder, the chair, to bring it up for a hearing
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 736
Sponsored by Senator BATES, Representatives BAILEY, HUNT,
KENNEMER; Senators BONAMICI, GIROD, HASS, KRUSE, MONNES
ANDERSON, MONROE, MORSE, OLSEN, Representatives BARKER,
DEMBROW, DOHERTY, FREEMAN, GILLIAM, GREENLICK, HARKER, JOHNSON,
KOMP, KOTEK, NOLAN
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Prohibits gillnet fishing in lower Columbia River except in
off-channel fishery enhancement areas specified by rule of State
Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Becomes operative January 1, 2012.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Some other good news I found in an opinion piece writen by Jane Lubchenco, Head of NOAA. She is a former professor of marine science at OSU. She wrote in the Sunday Oregonian that with the new passage system at Little Goose Dam the servival rate is running as high as 99.5 to 99.8 for chinook and steelhead smolt on their down river passage. She sais similar systems are in place at all federal Snake and Columbia river dams. Now that has to be a good thing.
Last but not least is the already mentioned expected 760,000 total combined run of fall chinook coupled with an expected 450,000 coho. The Columbia system should be looking good for a while.
76th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2011 Regular Session
Senate Bill 736
Sponsored by Senator BATES, Representatives BAILEY, HUNT,
KENNEMER; Senators BONAMICI, GIROD, HASS, KRUSE, MONNES
ANDERSON, MONROE, MORSE, OLSEN, Representatives BARKER,
DEMBROW, DOHERTY, FREEMAN, GILLIAM, GREENLICK, HARKER, JOHNSON,
KOMP, KOTEK, NOLAN
SUMMARY
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
Prohibits gillnet fishing in lower Columbia River except in
off-channel fishery enhancement areas specified by rule of State
Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Becomes operative January 1, 2012.
Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Some other good news I found in an opinion piece writen by Jane Lubchenco, Head of NOAA. She is a former professor of marine science at OSU. She wrote in the Sunday Oregonian that with the new passage system at Little Goose Dam the servival rate is running as high as 99.5 to 99.8 for chinook and steelhead smolt on their down river passage. She sais similar systems are in place at all federal Snake and Columbia river dams. Now that has to be a good thing.
Last but not least is the already mentioned expected 760,000 total combined run of fall chinook coupled with an expected 450,000 coho. The Columbia system should be looking good for a while.
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