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AND THE PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS
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IN THIS ISSUE...
Klamath "God Squad" Resolution Before California Legislature.
See 3:24/01.
Protests Filed over Westlands' Water Grab. See 3:24/04.
Thompson Salmon Funding Legislation Clears House. See 3:24/06.
Power Plant Expansion Threatens San Francisco Bay Dungeness Crab.
See 3:24/13.
Bush Administration to Enforce Clinton MPA Order. See 3:24/17.
AND MORE...
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3:24/01. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER
KLAMATH FISH 'GOD SQUAD' RESOLUTION: At the request of
Upper Klamath Basin growers reeling from drought and low world prices
for farm commodities, but blaming the Endangered Species Act (see
Sublegals 3:20/1), members of the California State Assembly Committee
on Water, Parks & Wildlife have drafted an Assembly Joint Resolution
(AJR 14) which, if passed, would put the California Legislature on record
as formally requesting a 'God Squad' Endangered Species Committee to
be convened to consider formally exempting the Klamath Irrigation Project
from the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA). A waiver would not only
allow most of the water to flow to the Klamath Irrigation Project farmers
in a critical drought year, but would also pave the way for the extinction of
two species of Upper Klamath Lake fish and coho salmon in the lower
river. All three of the fish species are important resources to various
Tribes of the basin and the coho were a major component of the
commercial and recreational fisheries. The Resolution (AJR 14) is
opposed by PCFFA and many other salmon restoration organizations.
"First they want the extirpation of the coho; what will it be next,
coastal
chinook, winter-run, spring-run, where does it stop?" asked PCFFA
Executive Director Zeke Grader. "Make no mistake, this resolution is
about the extinction of a species and the extermination of fishing men and
women, their families and communities. This isn't a God Squad, it's the
Gestapo." Grader will be testifying on Saturday, 16 June, in Klamath Falls,
Oregon before a Congressional subcommittee holding a hearing on the
crisis facing the farming community and the fish in the Klamath Basin. A
hearing on AJR 24 was held in May and another is scheduled for 19 June.
For copies of the Resolution go to: www.assembly.ca.gov. For more
information on the Klamath Basin see: www.pcffa.org/klamath.htm or for
a copy of PCFFA's 16 June testimony, see:
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/resources/107cong/fullcomm/
2001june16/grader.htm.
3:24/02. COLUMBIA RIVER WILD SALMON LOSSES MOUNT:
Data from the Columbia Basin Fish Passage Center indicates that cutbacks
by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) on spills this year in the
Columbia River (flows that were to be provided for salmon restoration
efforts) have resulted in greatly increased travel times for outmigrating
juvenile salmon, translating into increases of up to 231 percent above year
2000 travel times. Most other travel times were also up substantially.
Increased travel time means higher fish mortality. The Fish Passage
Center, in its 25 May Weekly Report (#01-11), reported that "low flows are
having a significant detrimental impact on the juvenile spring migration of
yearling chinook salmon and steelhead." Additionally, at least 700,000
juveniles were stranded and died in pools on the Hanford Reach due to
sudden water level drops, with losses estimated of between 7-10 percent
of the whole run. The Hanford Reach is the only stretch of the Columbia
River that is not dammed, and contains the river's healthiest salmon run.
Every other Columbia River salmon run is now listed under the federal
Endangered Species Act (ESA). For current data go to the Fish Passage
Center at: www.fpc.org
3:24/03. NEW TAGGING TECHNIQUE USED AT BONNEVILLE:
A new tagging technique has been implemented in the study of salmonid
movement around Bonneville Dam on the Columbia. In addition to the
survival studies using coded tags for radio telemetry, a study of fish
activity
using electromyogram (EMG) tags has been added this year. By measuring
muscle activity, the EMG tags can be used to monitor how fast the fish is
swimming and the amount of energy expended in the fishes' attempts to
navigate the dam. All of the data is received in real time and no
downloading is necessary. For more information on the EMG research,
contact Matt Mesa, USGS, 509-538-2299 or: matt_mesa at usgs.gov. For
more information on the MITAS system used, visit: www.mitastm.com.
3:24/04. PROTESTS FILED AGAINST WESTLANDS' GRAB
FOR MORE WATER: Westlands Water District has inspired the
formation of a unified front of unlikely allies - all rallying against the
District's petition to usurp more water from California's already over-
appropriated San Joaquin River. Last year, Westlands, the largest water
district in the world and California's most junior water rights holder, filed
a "county of origin" water right application (No. 31153) for up to 750,000
acre-feet of water from the San Joaquin River. This water currently goes
to irrigate small family farms in the Eastern part of the San Joaquin Valley,
many served by the Friant Unit of the federal Central Valley Project (CVP).
Westlands' application has instigated an onslaught of opposition from
farmers, irrigation districts, sport and commercial fishing groups,
environmental organizations, counties and the federal government, all of
whom have filed protests with the California State Water Resources
Control Board (SWRCB).
"Westlands' move would strip eastern San Joaquin Valley farmers of
their water and would destroy their small family farming operations and
their way of life," according to Byron Leydecker, chair of Friends of the
Trinity River. "It would assure a continued supply of water to an irrigation
district that is polluting the San Joaquin River and San Francisco Bay with
poisonous selenium-laced runoff from its heavily taxpayer subsidized
corporate farming operations."
The protests are based on the premise that continued irrigation of the
Westlands' land is a wasteful and unreasonable use of water, in violation
of California State Water Code and Constitution. Further, irrigation of
Westlands' would result in more selenium-filled drainage entering the San
Joaquin and Bay-Delta. For more information on the protest, e-mail:
bwl3 at home.com.
3:24/05. WHOLE FOODS CARRIES MSC CERTIFIED
ALASKAN SALMON: Whole Foods markets will be the first U.S. retailer
to carry the Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) eco-labeled Alaskan
salmon(see Sublegals 2:10/01) This label represents fish that are harvested
in ways which do not lead to overfishing or destruction of the marine
ecosystem. California wild salmon, which are also harvested sustainably,
are under consideration for application for certification by the MSC.
During the month of June, Whole Foods markets nationwide are running
a "Fish for Our Future" promotion to educate its customers on sustainable
seafood. On 30 June, stores will invite celebrity chefs to demonstrate
cooking wild Alaskan salmon and provide tasting opportunities. For more
information on "Fish for Our Future" visit: www.wholefoodsmarket.com
. For more information on MSC go to www.msc.org.
3:24/06. SALMON FUNDING BILL PASSES HOUSE, ACTION
MOVES TO SENATE: On 13 June the U.S. House of Representatives
approved the Pacific Salmon Recovery Act (H.R. 1157), sponsored by
California Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Saint Helena), by a vote of
418-6 with some minor amendments. The bill authorizes spending of up
to $200 million/year, over three years, as a federal contribution to assist
state-based west coast salmon restoration efforts, with 85 percent to be
equally divided among the states of Alaska, California, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, with another 15 percent to be divided among
qualified Tribal governments. The bill is similar to H.R. 2798, first
introduced in the 106th Congress (also by Thompson), which also passed
the House by a huge majority but then died in the Senate as a result of a
hold on that bill placed by Washington Senator Patty Murray, who wanted
a greater share of the money for Washington State. A similar Senate
version will be introduced within days by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA).
The salmon funding bill has broad support as a necessary step in helping
west coast states undo the economic damage decades of salmon habitat
losses have inflicted upon the west coast salmon industry. For a copy of the
bill by number see: http://thomas.loc.gov.
3:24/07. ATLANTIC SALMON MAY HAVE FATAL VIRUS: On
15 June, the Bangor Daily News reported that a screening test done on a
wild Penobscot River Atlantic salmon in Maine has revealed a suspected
case of a potentially fatal virus. Fishery biologists removed the single fish
to a separate pool and are initiating a 28-day cell-culture test to determine
if infectious salmon anemia virus is present. The infectious salmon anemia
virus, or ISAv, is a potential threat to Atlantic salmon recovery and
restoration programs and was one of the reasons for Endangered Species
Act (ESA) protection of the Maine distinct population segment of wild
Atlantic salmon. For three years, biologists have been monitoring fish for
ISAv from the eight rivers where fish are considered endangered by the
federal government. Fish in the main stem of the Penobscot River are not
protected as endangered, but fish in one of the river's tributaries, Cove
Brook, have the endangered designation. ISAv was confirmed in March
2001 in commercial sea-pen salmon farm facilities in Maine. The disease
can cause death in salmon in salt water, but fishery biologists do not know
what effect the disease will have on fish in fresh water. The discovery of
the possibly infected fish comes on the heels of a visit to Bangor by a panel
of the National Academy of Sciences. The group was convened at the
request of Maine politicians, who do not believe wild Atlantic salmon still
exist in their state waters as a distinct species and therefore should not be
listed as endangered. Governor Angus King has opposed the listing and
testified before the panel.
3:24/08. INTERNATIONAL WATER POLICY CONFERENCE:
"Water for People and Nature: A Forum on Conservation and Human
Rights," is the title of a conference that will take place 5-8 July at the
University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Water experts,
fishing, conservation and municipal leaders will come together to discuss
water issues from around the globe and produce a platform to ensure that
water conservation and an individual's fundamental right to clean water
becomes a focus of water policy worldwide. Simultaneous interpretation
will be available in English, French and Spanish. Registration and further
details are available online at http://www.canadians.org/blueplanet/conf-
2001-e.html
3:24/09. GATES TO THAI DAM FINALLY OPENED: On 2 June,
all eight sluice gates of Pak Mun dam on the Mun River in Thailand were
opened in accordance with a cabinet resolution passed last month. The
gates were originally slated to open by 24 May. However, the Energy
Generating Authority of Thailand claimed it was unable to open the gates
because of villagers camped in front of the dam protesting the release
because of its detrimental effects on the fish farms located in the reservoir
created by the Pak Mun dam (see Sublegals 3:21/12). The International
Rivers Network, with the support of 96 international conservation and
fishing groups, including PCFFA and IFR, sent Thai Prime Minister
Thaksin a letter urging his continued support for the resolution mandating
the release. The gates will be open until October 2001. Studies on the
environmental, social and economic impacts of the release, as well as
investigations of the effects on Thailand's energy supply and the local
communities affected by the release are all underway. For more
information go to www.irn.org.
3:24/10. DREDGING THREATENING UK NEARSHORE
FISHERIES: The 25 May issue of the British trade publication, Fishing
News (pp.1-2), reports that "dredging for sand and gravel from the seabed
is not only putting inshore fishermen out of business, it is putting their
lives
at risk by forcing them offshore in the winter. According to the article,
"East Anlia fishermen have seen their fishing grounds 'slowly pinched
away' by the gradual expansion eastwards of dredgers...." To view the
article, go to Fishing News' website at: www.fishingnews.co.uk .
3:24/11. PUBLIC HEARING ON IN-BAY DISPOSAL OF
DREDGED MATERIALS: The California Regional Water Quality
Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (RWQCB), is considering the
adoption of amendments to the Water Quality Control Plan for the San
Francisco Bay Basin that would include the implementation of the Long
Term Management Strategy (LTMS) for the Disposal of Dredged Material
in the San Francisco Bay. The LTMS process began in 1988, following the
successful protest by the Half Moon Bay Fishermen's Marketing
Association and PCFFA against a plan by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and the Port of Oakland to dump San Francisco Bay dredge
spoils in nearshore fishing grounds offshore Half Moon Bay. The result of
the fishermen's protest was the establishment of the nation's first
deepwater dredge disposal site. The water plan amendments mandate a
reduced amount of disposal at designated in-bay sites and a change in the
allocation of these dredged materials. A draft Environmental Impact
Report (DEIR) has been prepared for the proposed amendments. For more
information contact Glynnis Collins at (510) 622-2318.
3:24/12. STUDY OF NATIVE OYSTERS IN SAN FRANCISCO
BAY: Save The Bay has announced it is starting a new project studying the
status of native oysters in the San Francisco Bay. Over-harvesting prior to
World War II and degraded water quality since then have depleted the
native oyster (Ostrea lurida) population in San Francisco Bay, reducing a
once dominant local fishery resource to a few scattered remnant
populations. These remnant native oyster populations were discovered last
year by fishery scientist William Kier. Kier's discovery was the basis of
IFR's (Kier is an IFR Associate) "Herring & Oysters & Crabs, Oh My!"
project aimed at enhancing herring populations in the west coast's most
important estuary as well as rebuilding Dungeness crab and native oyster
populations.
Because oyster reef habitat functions as an essential bottom community
in San Francisco Bay, the depletion of their populations has caused a
cascading series of impacts to Bay food webs. Save The Bay's project
includes training volunteers to monitor water quality and other habitat
requirements to determine the suitability of conditions for the native oyster
at various locations within the estuary. Save the Bay is partnering with
citizen-based creek advocacy groups around the region to conduct
monitoring for the native oyster project, consistent with research about
where historic populations lived. The organization has planned a Bastille
Day (14 July) workshop around its study of native oysters. For more
information on the workshop, contact Marilyn Latta at Save The Bay at
(510) 452-9261 or e-mail: mlatta at savesfbay.org. For more information on
Save The Bay's oyster project, go to: www.savesfbay.org. For more
information on IFR's developing "Herring & Oysters & Crabs, Oh My!"
project, contact Natasha Benjamin at: ifrfish at pacbell.net.
3:24/13. POTRERO HILL POWER PLANT EXPANSION
THREATENS SAN FRANCISCO BAY DUNGENESS CRAB
POPULATIONS: The 540 megawatt expansion of the Potrero Hill Power
Plant in San Francisco by the Atlanta-based Mirant company has brought
forth criticism from fishing, conservation and environmental justice groups
for its impact on the San Francisco Bay ecosystem and surrounding
communities. Under the current proposal, 500,000 acre feet of water
would be pumped each year and heated before its return to the Bay. This
would effect the ecosystem at nearly every trophic level, beginning with
the phyto- and zooplankton that provide the base of the Bay's food chain.
Directly or indirectly, this would effect shrimp, clam, crab, herring,
salmon, and sturgeon among many other species of birds and invertebrates.
In addition, Dungeness crab populations would be detrimentally effected
by the increased water temperatures. Historically, San Francisco Bay was
the largest nursery area for Dungeness crab along the Pacific Coast. The
California Department of Fish & Game (CDFG) has identified the warming
of the Bay and ocean waters as the reasons for the current decline of the
species. This anthropogenic warming would only exacerbate the problem.
Mitigation for lost Dungeness habitat in the open Bay would not only be
difficult, but available sites might be the target of other mitigation like
that
for the proposed San Francisco Airport expansion project. For more
information on the project call (800) 822-6228 or (916) 654-4489 or
contact Arthur Feinstein at the Golden Gate Audubon Society at:
GGAS at compuserve.com.
3:24/14. PETITION TO LIST GREEN STURGEON FILED: Three
environmental organizations filed a petition to list the green sturgeon under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Associated Press (AP) reported
on Monday, 11 June that the Environmental Protection Information Center
(EPIC), the Center for Biological Diversity and Waterkeepers Northern
California together petitioned U.S. Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans
to begin the 90-day period during which NMFS makes its preliminary
decision on the listing. The green sturgeon is one of the longest, up to 8
feet, and largest, up to 350 lbs., of all freshwater fishes. The American
Fisheries Society (AFS) estimates that over time, populations have declined
downwards by 90%. Although most of their life is spent in marine and
estuarine environments, the fish gather and spawn in fresh water.
Spawning occurs in three locations on the West Coast: the Sacramento
River in California; the Klamath-Trinity Rivers along the border between
Oregon and California; and the Rogue River in Oregon. After the 90-day
preliminary decision period, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
has one year to make a final decision.
3:24/15. "ROUGH SEAS" AND "FISH EXTINCTION"
AVAILABLE ONLINE: The transcript of Public Broadcasting Systems'
(PBS) 13 June piece on The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, "Rough Seas", a
report on declining fish populations and the proposed federal buyback
program is available online with streaming video and audio. It features
Eureka fishermen Paul Pelligrini and his wife Ronnie, a sustainable
fisheries organizer for IFR. In addition, Dr. Elliott Norse, president of
the
Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI) and Bill Hogarth, acting
director of National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are also featured. To
see and hear the segment go to:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/jan-june01/fishing_6-
13.html.
"Fish Extinction" from National Public Radio's (NPR) Morning Edition
segment of 14 June is also available online. John Nielsen reports on the
environmental affects of fishing gears. For more information or to hear the
report, go to:
http://search.npr.org/cf/cmn/cmnpd01fm.cfm?PrgDate=
06%2F14%2F2001&PrgID=3
3:24/16. NMFS ISSUES RULE ON HAWAIIAN LONGLINE
SWORDFISH FISHERY: On 12 June, the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) published in the Federal Register (Vol. 66, No.113) an
emergency interim rule, effective for 180 days, applicable to vessels
registered for use under a Hawaii longline limited access permit (Hawaii
longline vessel). The rule prohibits the targeting of swordfish north of the
equator by Hawaii longline vessels; prohibits longline fishing by Hawaii
longline vessels in waters south of the Hawaiian Islands (from 15 deg. N.
lat. to the equator, and from 145 deg. W. long. to 180 deg. long.) during the
months of April and May; allows re-registration of vessels to Hawaii
longline limited access permits only in October; imposes additional sea
turtle handling and resuscitation measures; and requires all Hawaii longline
vessel operators to attend an annual protected species workshop.
This rule implements an Order issued on 30 March by the United States
District Court for the District of Hawaii (Court). The Order superseded the
Court's Order of 4 August 2000, and it supersedes the emergency rules
published on 25 August 2000; 3 November 2000; 22 February 2001; and
19 March 2001. Other parts of the emergency interim rule implement the
terms and conditions contained in a 28 November 2000, Biological
Opinion (BiOp) issued by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) on
the effects of the Hawaii-based longline fishery on the endangered short-
tailed albatross. This emergency interim rule is effective 12 June through
10 December 2001. Comments must be received no later than 1700 HRS
Hawaiian standard time, on 27 July. Comments should be mailed to Dr.
Charles Karnella, Administrator, NMFS, Pacific Islands Area Office
(PIAO), 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI, 96814-4700; or
faxed to (808) 973-2941. Copies of the final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) and Regulatory Impact Reviews (RIRs) prepared for this
action, and the BiOp, may be obtained from Dr. Karnella. See also:
http://swr.nmfs.noaa.gov to view the EIS.
3:24/17. BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO ENFORCE CLINTON
EXECUTIVE ORDER ON MPAS: This past week, U.S. Commerce
Secretary Donald Evans announced the Bush Administration would retain
Executive Order 13158, issued in the final days of the Clinton
Administration, regarding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). In announcing
the decision, Evans said, "America must strive to harmonize commercial
and recreational activity with conservation. We can do both. This
Administration is committed to improving conservation and research in
order to preserve our great marine heritage. It is a national treasure. It
must
be protected and dutifully maintained." Evans also announced the
President's budget included $3 million in funding to support marine
protected area activities. Evans said he will appoint a Marine Protected
Area Advisory Committee comprised of "experts and stakeholders." The
membership will include academic, state and local, non-governmental and
commercial interests. No mention was made by Evans of appointing
commercial or recreational fishing representatives who have actual at-sea
knowledge of the marine environment.
"Conservation can be balanced with commercial and recreational
activity," said the Commerce Secretary. "It is our stewardship responsibility.
We will work with the Department of Interior, the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and other federal agencies to safeguard our valuable coastal
and ocean resources for the tomorrows in which we all will live." For more
information, go to: www.doc.gov .
3:24/18. ALASKA YELLOWFIN SOLE TRAWL FISHERY
CLOSED TO PREVENT EXCEEDING HALIBUT BYCATCH: On
13 June, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published in the
Federal Register (Vol. 66, No. 114) the closure of the directed fishing for
yellow fin sole by vessels using trawl gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands management area (BSAI) to prevent exceeding the third seasonal
apportionment of the 2001 Pacific halibut bycatch allowance specified for
the trawl yellow fin sole fishery category. For more information, contact:
Mary Furness, (907) 586-7228.
3:24/19. EU PROPOSAL TO ALLOW INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IN FISHERY QUOTAS: While the U.S. debates whether and under what
conditions the use of Individual Fishery Quotas (IFQs), or Individual
Transferrable Quotas (ITQs), should be allowed, and with controversy
stirring in Russia about that government's decision to auction fish quotas,
the European Union is considering permitting an international trade in
fishing quotas. The proposal has angered many UK fishermen, according
to a report in the 26 May issue of Fishing News (pp.1-2). For more
information, go to: www.fishingnews.co.uk .
3:24/20. NMFS ANNOUNCES RULE ON HALIBUT CATCH
SHARING PLAN: On 14 June, the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to provide a
regulatory framework that would implement an Area 2A Pacific halibut
Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) allocation to the Pacific Coast, limited entry
primary blackcod (sablefish) fishery. The rule, according to NMFS, would
allow halibut taken incidentally in the primary blackcod fishery to be
retained and landed and would provide a framework that would allow the
Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) to recommend halibut catch
limits for the blackcod fishery when a halibut quota is available to that
fishery. Comments on the proposed rule should be submitted in writing by
16 July and sent to: Donna Darm, Acting Regional Administrator,
Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way, Seattle, WA 98115.
Copies of the environmental assessment/regulatory impact review
(EA/RIR) for this action are available from Dr. Donald McIsaac, Executive
Director, Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council), 2130 SW Fifth
Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, OR 97201. For more information visit the
PFMC website at: www.pcouncil.org .
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ifrfish at pacbell.net or call the IFR office with the news and a source
at either: (415) 561-FISH (Southwest Office) or (541) 689-2000
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