VOL. 4, NO. 10 7 SEPTEMBER 2001
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IN THIS ISSUE
COLUMBIA RIVER FISH GIVE AWAY TO BRING ATTENTION
TO PLIGHT OF FISHERY. SEE 4:10/01.
CHILEANS APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL HELP TO DEAL
WITH SALMON FARM POLLUTION, ABUSES. SEE 4:10/02.
HOGARTH NAMED HEAD OF NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES
SERVICE. SEE 4:10/09.
CALIFORNIA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR COMES OUT IN
OPPOSITION TO RIGS-TO-REEFS BILL. SEE 4:10/11.
NEARSHORE FISHERY PLAN RELEASED, MEETINGS
SCHEDULED. SEE 4:10/12.
AND MORE .....
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4:10/01. FISH DONATIONS MADE ON COLUMBIA TO
BRING ATTENTION TO SALMON HABITAT DESTRUCTION
AND MARKETS IMPACTED BY CHILEAN IMPORTS:
Members of the Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Union
(CRFPU) began making donations of salmon to homeless shelters in
the Portland, Oregon area on 7 September in an effort to bring public
attention to the plight of the lower river's commercial fishermen. "The
fishermen have been pushed to the brink of extinction themselves," said
Jack Marincovich, CRFPU Executive Director. "We would rather see
the citizens of the Northwest have use of the fish than watch them go to
waste." Marincovich contends that because of the mismanagement of
the hydropower system, the fishermen have been displaced and their
industry has been washed away, including the infrastructure that was
once in place to handle the volume of fish. "Unfortunately, quality
Columbia River salmon has been replaced in the marketplace by fish
farm operations that raise salmon in pens for the duration of their lives.
For decades, the federal government has allowed the hydropower
system to kill masses of juvenile and adult salmon, while restricting the
lower river fishery in the process," added Marincovich.
Families and rural communities along both sides of the Columbia
that depend on the salmon industry are crumbling, according to Gary
Soderstrom, the Union President, "the price of fresh fish is so low right
now, it doesn't even pay for the gas to run the boat." According to
Bruce Crookshanks, a 27 year Columbia River and Alaskan fisherman,
the federal government has not offered assistance to the fishing families
and communities that are being destroyed. "Perhaps tariffs on imported
farmed salmon are the answer to give American fishermen the ability to
compete," said Crookshanks. "When farmed fish are delivered into the
U.S. at a price that is lower than it costs to bring it in from a local boat,
it makes you wonder how our fishermen are supposed to stay in
business." For more information on the tie-up and fish give-away,
contact Jack Marincovich at (503) 325-2702.
4:10/02. CHILEANS APPEAL FOR HELP TO PREVENT
ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY THAT
NATION'S SALMON FARMS: In a letter dated 11 August and
received today by PCFFA, Ronald Pfeilmann of Puerto Cisnes/Aysen
in Chile writes, "For the past couple of years I made all possible efforts
to mitigate the tremendous environmental impact that salmon farming
has brought upon our local seaside. I have talked with the salmon
farmers, with government officials, denounced their irresponsible acts
of voluntary environmental damage and went to court about specific
incidents. The results of said actions were some minor fines and bad
press. As you might know, there are no laws or any type of regulations
for salmon farmers in Chile. The results of this situation is that said
industry avoids many operational costs normal to other salmon farmers
and therefore reaches the markets at unfair prices." In his letter, Mr.
Pfeilmann went on to state his belief that international pressure may be
the only way to force change on the salmon farm operations in his
country, especially now that Chile and the U.S. are engaged in high
level trade talks aimed at expanding the reach of the North American
Free Trade Act (NAFTA) to Chile.
Mr. Pfeilmann is asking for help from U.S. fishermen's
organizations "interested in correcting the dumping of Chilean salmon
at the cost of our environment and grossly underpaid workers." He can
be contacted at: ronaldpfeil at entelchile.net. For information on
government corruption and the Chilean salmon farm industry see the
last issue of Sublegals (4:09/02). For factual information on Chilean
salmon farm issues (e.g., Chile has granted 117 new salmon farming
permits for Patagonia with no laws to regulate them; Chilean salmon
producers forbid local fishermen from fishing any type of salmon;
Chilean salmon growers only pay their workers about $100 (U.S.) per
month) go to Terram Publications' website at: www.terram.cl.
4:10/03. SALMON VIRUS WREAKS HAVOC WITH MAINE
SALMON FARMERS: On 6 September the Boston Globe reported
Maine fish farmers have been forced to kill more than 700,000 salmon
this year in an attempt to stop the spread of a deadly fish virus that
some compare to the foot-and-mouth disease that has decimated
European cattle. An additional 130,000 were to be destroyed this week
after three new cases were found in Cobscook Bay fish pens near the
Maine-Canada border. Not all of that is lost to the aquaculturists,
however, since some of the farmed Atlantics were already large enough
to bring to market. On 5 September, the Maine Department of Marine
Resources in effect quarantined Cobscook Bay, prohibiting any
aquaculture boat from entering or leaving unless it undergoes a
cleaning that is certified by a third party. The state will also require
aquaculture companies to report any new anemia outbreaks and ordered
stepped-up testing for the disease's presence.
The disease, infectious salmon anemia, is not believed dangerous to
humans, but it is devastating to farm-raised salmon. The anemia, which
has wreaked havoc on the European and Canadian salmonindustries, is
both highly contagious and incurable, causing hemorrhaging and
eventual death in salmon. Since the disease was first spotted in U.S.
salmon farms in March, fish farmers have killed healthy fish that have
even been remotely exposed to the disease in hope of stopping its
spread. Federal fishery officials fear the disease may jump from the
cages to wild salmon. Atlantic salmon in Maine's rivers have dwindled
so greatly they are now on the federal Endangered Species List (ESA).
The disease, first detected in Norway in 1984, probably migrated from
Canada, where it's been present since 1997, causing more than 3
million fish to be destroyed. The disease, it is believed, has been
confined to CobscookBay thus far in the U.S.
In the meantime, Maine's salmon farmers are seeking financial
compensation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) if they
have to kill salmon to stop the spread of disease. Much like cattle
farmers who would have been compensated if they had to kill livestock
to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in the United States,
salmon farmers would get money if the USDA orders them to kill
salmon to stop a disease from spreading. The USDA does not yet offer
such protection for any farmed fish industry. USDA officials said 6
September they expect to make a decision in the next two months on
the salmon compensation issue. Some Maine residents, however,
oppose the salmon farmers getting any federal subsidies. They claim
the densely packed pens pollute the sea bottom and are unsightly. Much
like homeowners who decide to rebuild in flood zones, they say the
farmers are deliberately creating a recipe for disease with the packed
pens and should not be compensated if their fish suffer because of it. A
publicized fight is now being waged on two aquaculture pens proposed
in East Penobscot Bay, and the state is weighing an outright
moratorium on applications. To see the complete article, go to:
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/249/nation/
Salmon_virus_roils_Maine_industry+.shtml.
4:10/04. COLLECTION OF JUVENILE COHO FOR
BROODSTOCK IN RUSSIAN RIVER BEGINS: On 31 August, the
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) finally issued a permit to
the California Department of Fish & Game (CDFG) to allow the
collection of juvenile Coho salmon in the Russian River basin. The
permit, required for handling of fish listed under the federal
Endangered Species Act (ESA), had been held up in Washington, DC.
The fish will be used for broodstock as part of a conservation hatchery
intervention plan aimed at preventing the extirpation of the few
remaining coho populations in this northern California watershed (see
Sublegals 3:22/2). In total, biologists hope to collect a total of
approximately 300 juveniles from a combination of locations within the
Russian River as well as Olema Creek in Marin County. Collection
from Olema Creek falls under the jurisdiction of the National Park
Service (NPS) and a permit for collection from that site was issued on 4
September following a public meeting in Point Reyes Station on 29
August. Collection on 6 September yielded 120 fish from pools that
are likely to dry up this summer.
Researchers at NMFS will assess the genetic variation in the
captured coho and allow the Russian River Coho Recovery Work
Group time to determine which stocks should be utilized and how fish
should be spawned to preserve the wild genes in the population. Coho
numbers are at what scientists believe to be precariously low levels and
without some intervention it is believed these once abundant fish could
be lost forever in the Russian River. For more information, contact
Allison Vogt at: av_ifr at pacbell.net.
4:10/05. INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC RIM WILD SALMON
AND STEELHEAD CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER: The Wild
Salmon Center will be hosting a conference 5-6 November at the World
Trade Center, Portland, Oregon, with biologists, policy makers,
conservationists and user groups from around the Pacific Rim to
address the decline of salmon and steelhead stocks throughout the
Pacific. The Conference will include the results of the Wild Salmon
Center's effort to coordinate the first-ever Pacific Rim-wide assessment
of the distribution and status of salmon stocks throughout their native
range. The conference will feature invited speakers from Russia,
Canada, Japan and the United States. There will be simultaneous
English-Russian-Japanese translation. For detailed conference
information, including an agenda, visit their website at
www.wildsalmoncenter.org, or contact the Wild Salmon Center at:
info at wildsalmoncenter.org.
4:10/06. KLAMATH AID SIGNUPS START, WATER
COMPROMISE ON REFUGES REACHED, SOLUTIONS
SOUGHT IN CONGRESS: Signups for drought aid to Upper
Klamath Basin farmers is scheduled to begin 10 September. The
money is from the $20 million aid package to assist those cut off from
water because of the record drought. Signups will continue through 5
October, and the total amount of payments will depend on the number
of signups, but is expected to be about $100 per acre (see Sublegals
4:07/02).
The first fruits of the ongoing mediation process ordered by the U.S.
Federal District Court have resulted in a deal for the delivery of 6,300
additional acre-feet of water in September directly to the National
Wildlife Refuges from a combination of sources, including PacifiCorps
and the Tulelake Irrigation District. The water allocated is only a third
of what is needed to fully support the nearly 2 million waterfowl that
use the refuge, but offers hope that similar water deals can be made in
the future and will also help maintain water quality to downriver
salmon runs. In past dry years, the Bureau of Reclamation has allowed
the national wildlife refuges to dry up entirely in order to deliver more
water for irrigation. For more information on the agreement, go to:
www.onrc.org/programs/klamath.html.
At the urging of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Oregon and
California Congressional offices have been meeting to try to draft and
fast-track a bill in Congress this session to help solve some of the over-
appropriated Klamath water supply problems that erupted this year. In
the House, four bills have been offered, including H.R. 2389 (28 June
by U.S. Representatives Wally Herger and Greg Walden) and H.R.
2827 (2 August, 7 co-sponsors) which would authorize direct financial
aid programs, though based on what are believed greatly inflated
estimates of losses and other language that may be problematic. H.R.
2828 (2 August, 8 co-sponsors) would allow the refund or deferral of
this year's irrigation project water use fees. Finally there is the
Chiloquin Dam Fish Passage Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 2585) to study
the removal of Chiloquin Dam, which if removed would restore access
for ESA-listed lake fish to some additional spawning and rearing
habitat. The removal of Chiloquin Dam has been proposed for many
years, but until this year dam removal had no support from the
irrigation community. The Senate Environment & Public Works
Committee is also planning a hearing soon on the Klamath to explore
potential solutions. The Congressional budget cycle ends 31October,
so opportunities for action this year are limited. For more information
on any of these bills see: http://thomas.loc.gov and search under the bill
number or the keyword "Klamath." Meanwhile the court-ordered
mediation process continues to search for long-term solutions, with
meetings scheduled throughout the rest of the year and well into 2002
with all interest groups represented.
4:10/07. WILLAMETTE RIVER CONFERENCE: On 21
September, the Environmental Law Education Center is presenting a
conference on the fate of the Willamette River to explore the
intersection of the major environmental laws, regulatory programs and
technical strategies now being used to clean up one of Oregon's primary
salmon-producing rivers.
The reason for the conference is that the Willamette, a tributary of
the Columbia, is becoming increasingly polluted and now contains
several salmonids listed under the federal Endangered Species Act
(ESA). The conference will be in the World Trade Center Auditorium,
Portland, Oregon beginning 0730 HRS. Space is limited. To find out
more or to register go to: www.elecenter.com.
4:10/08. FISHERMEN'S NEWS ESSAY URGES FISHERMEN
TO SPEAK OUT: "No More Silence" is the title of an essay dedicated
to the late Nat Bingham (1938-1998) by PCFFA's Pietro Parravano,
Glen Spain and Zeke Grader in the September issue of The Fishermen's
News (pp.12-13). The piece urges fishermen to be organized and not be
intimidated when it comes to protecting the resource they rely on or the
infrastructure and markets they depend on. The essay is partially in
response to some of the intimidation tactics being used by a few of the
extreme elements among Klamath Basin irrigators (see Sublegals,
4:09/04). To see the article go to go to PCFFA's website at:
www.pcffa.org/fn-sep01.htm.
4:10/09. HOGARTH GETS NOD AS NMFS HEAD, LENT TO
BE DEPUTY, NEW DIRECTOR FOR NORTHWEST REGION:
On 5 September, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the
appointment of Dr. William T. Hogarth as the new NOAA (National
Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) Assistant Administrator for
Fisheries (the head of the National Marine Fisheries Service). Hogarth
has been Acting Assistant Administrator since being reassigned from
his position as Deputy Assistant Administrator in January 2001, taking
over from Penny Dalton who left with the Clinton Administration.
Beginning in 1994, he has held several positions in NMFS, including
Chief of theHighly Migratory Species Division, the Southwest
Regional Administrator in Long Beach, California, from April 1997
through April 1999, and as the Southeast Regional Administrator in St.
Petersburg, Florida, from May 1999 to July 2000. Hogarth returned to
NMFS Headquarters when he was appointed NMFS Deputy Director in
July 2000. Prior to coming to the federal government, now under two
different administrations, he was the Director of the North Carolina
Division of Marine Fisheries from 1986 to 1994. He holds a Ph.D.
from North Carolina State University.
Hogarth has good working relationships with most of NMFS'
constituency and worked closely with PCFFA when he was the
Southwest Regional Director. He has named Dr. Rebecca Lent,
currently the Director of NMFS Southwest Region, as his new deputy.
Lent will be taking that assignment in October. Her appointment
leaves in question the fate of the Southwest Region where Hawaiian
interests have been trying to split off from the region and some in
NMFS Northwest Region have been trying to take over the Southwest
Region and put California fisheries under control of Seattle. Lending
to that speculation is the fact that no replacement for Lent has been
named. PCFFA and California's charter boat industry have both
vehemently opposed putting California's fisheries under Northwest
Region control.
In the meantime, Robert Lohn, currently Director of the Northwest
Power Planning Council's Fish and Wildlife Division, has been named
the new head of NMFS Northwest Region, headquartered in Seattle.
Lohn, who was recommended for the job by U.S. Senator Larry Craig
(R-ID), takes over from Donna Darm, who had been the region's acting
director since Will Stelle's departure in 2000. Lohn was General
Counsel at the Power Planning Council from 1987 through 1994 when
he served five years with the Bonneville Power Authority (BPA). Prior
to 1987, Lohn practiced law in the San Francisco Bay area, was
Director of the Office of Staff Attorneys for the U.S. Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals, was a law professor at the University of Georgia, and
was counsel to the Governor of Montana. He is a native of Montana
and has a bachelor's degree from Harvard and a law degree from the
University of Montana.
4:10/10. SHADES OF SANTA BARBARA - EXXON-MOBIL
CONTINUING SEISMIC EXPLORATION DESPITE RUSSIAN
BAN: In mid-August, Russia's Ministry of Natural Resources called
for an end to EXXON-Mobil's seismic exploration of Sakhalin Island
due to concern over a dwindling population of Okhotsk Gray Whales.
Recent scientific research has shown that the population of whales may
number fewer than 100 individuals. There is evidence that
development of offshore oil near Sakhalin, especially seismic
exploration, is connected to the deterioration of the whale population.
Thus far, EXXON-Mobil, has ignored the order, claiming it has not
received any such instructions from the Russian government. EXXON
was involved in a similar incident more than a decade ago when it
refused a California Coastal Commission order to cease seismic testing
during the height of the hook-and-line fishing season in the Santa
Barbara Channel. The seismic testing was making that fishery
impossible to conduct. For more information, go to:
http://www.pacificenvironment.org/oilgascont.html.
4:10/11. CALIFORNIA LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR COMES
OUT AGAINST SB 1, "RIGS-TO-REEFS" BILL: On 5 September,
California Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante called on the State
Legislature's Assembly Appropriations Committee to oppose SB 1, by
Senator Dede Alpert (D-San Diego), which would allow oil-drilling
platforms to remain off the California coast after their usefulness has
ended as so-called 'artificial fish reefs' (see Sublegals 4:07/15; 4:06/15;
4:04/06; 4:03/10; 4:02/16; 3:09/14). In his letter Bustamante wrote,
"Under current law, all oil-drilling platforms are to be removed and the
ocean floor restored to its original condition. All too often, people reach
an agreement with government and when it comes time to live up to the
agreement, they want to change the rules. That is what SB 1 does.
Abandonment of an oil-drilling platform has tremendous complexities.
They include toxic and pollution clean-up, debris removal, remediation,
marine life and environmental dangers, and damages to the fishing
industry. I stand with the commercial fishing industry, the Sierra Club
and the League of Conservation Voters in urging your opposition to SB
1." SB 1 is opposed by PCFFA, the Commercial Fishermen of Santa
Barbara, Southern California Trawlers Association, the Environmental
Defense Center and virtually every other conservation organization in
the state. It is being supported by United Anglers of California and
Chevron. For more information on Bustamante's statement, contact the
Lieutenant Governor's office at (916) 445-8994.
4:10/12. DRAFT NEARSHORE FISHERY MANAGEMENT
PLAN AVAILABLE: The California Department of Fish & Game
(CDFG) has released its draft Nearshore Fishery Management Plan for
public review and comment. It is available at
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/nfmp/index.html or at most public libraries,
harbor and CDFG offices. The inclusion of Marine Protected Areas in
the plan has implications beyond nearshore fisheries. The Fish &
Game Commission is seeking public comments through 5 October
accepted via mail at Fish & Game Commission Draft Nearshore
Fishery Management Plan, 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100,
Monterey, CA 93940. Comments can be sent by fax to (831) 649-2917
or by internet to: NearshoreFMP at dfg.ca.gov; include "Draft Nearshore
Fishery Management Plan" in the subject line. Comments will also be
accepted in person at several public meetings:
* 12 September, 1900-2200 HRS, Long Beach City Council Chambers,
333 W. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach
* 13 September, 1900-2200 HRS, Hubbs-Sea World, Shedd
Auditorium, 2595 Ingraham St., San Diego
* 19 September, 1900-2200 HRS, Elihu Harris State Office Building,
1515 Clay St., Oakland
* 29 September, 1200-1500 HRS, Eureka Marina, Wharfinger Bldg.,
Great Room, 1 Marina Way, Eureka
* 4-5 October, 0830 HRS, Fish & Game Commission Meeting, Hubbs-
Sea World, San Diego
* 6-7 December, 0830 HRS, Fish & Game Commission Meeting, Long
Beach City Council Chambers
4:10/13. CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF FOR BAY CHARTER
AMENDMENT: On Saturday, 15 September, Bay Vote Yes! is
sponsoring a campaign kick-off rally for the Bay Vote Charter
amendment slated to be on the ballot this November in San Francisco.
The amendment would require a vote any time more than 100 acres of
fill is added to San Francisco Bay. This includes the proposed airport
project, expected to fill more than 2 square miles. PCFFA is one of the
sponsors of the amendment. The Bay is the passageway for salmon
between the Central Valley rivers and the Pacific, was once the largest
nursery area for Dungeness crab on the Pacific Coast, it supports a
large herring roe fishery - the nation's only urban commercial fishery -
and it once supported a large oyster industry. The rally is from 1300 to
1500 at Aquatic Park in San Francisco and will feature music, special
guests, and refreshments. For more information on the campaign or the
amendment call (415) 242-0405 or visit www.bayvoteyes.org
4:10/14. INVASIVES EDUCATIONAL BROCHURE
PUBLISHED, LINK ESTABLISHED BETWEEN FRESHWATER
FLOWS AND INVASIVE SURVIVAL, LEGISLATION TO
ALLOW INVASIVE SPECIES INTO CALIFORNIA: "Invasion of
the Baysnatchers" is the title of a new educational brochure warning of
the dangers of aquatic invasive species and how to prevent their spread,
published by the CALFED Bay-Delta Program's RIDNIS (Reducing
the Introduction and Damage of Aquatic Nonindigenous Species
through Outreach and Education). Invasive aquatic species are
considered one of the major threats to native fish and shellfish species
in many waterbodies throughout the world and San Francisco Bay is
considered the most invaded estuarine system. For more information
on invasives, go to: http://calfed.ca.gov/ecosystem_rest.html or the
National Invasive Species Council website at:
http://www.invasivespecies.gov.
In the September issue of the scientific journal, Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society, is a paper "Native and Introduced Larval
Fishes of Suisun Marsh, California: The Effects of Freshwater Flow"
(pp.750-765) by Lesa Meng and Scott Matern that finds a connection
between changes in flow regimes into the Sacramento-San Joaquin
Delta/San Francisco Bay and productivity of native and non-native
fishes. "Our results suggest that temperature and interannual variations
in freshwater flow are important for determining habitat quality for
native and introduced larval fishers. We conclude that mimicking
natural flow regimes in this highly regulated system is important for
early life stages of native fishes," said the authors. The journal is
available on electronic format at: http://afs.allenpress.com.
While California's CALFED program is addressing the spread of
invasives into the Bay and Delta, the State Legislature is preparing to
pass legislation that will make it easier to bring an invasive fish into
California. Under a bill now on the Senate floor, AB 1673, grass carp
(supposedly triploid) will be permitted for use in all of the state's
counties for vegetation control. These non-native fish can get loose
either through deliberate actions or during flood events. Previously, the
carp could only be used in three desert counties where there would be
little chance for them entering the state's waterways, and an annual
report on their status was required from the Department of Fish &
Game to the Legislature. PCFFA has opposed the importation of these
fish. The legislation is supported by golf course operators and some
agricultural interests.
4:10/15. CALIFORNIA TMDL POLLUTION CONTROL
PROGRAM FAILING, SAYS LEGISLATIVE REPORT: The State
of California's Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), an independent
legislative branch watchdog over state government, has noted that the
State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is far behind on
addressing federal Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements for the state's
509 impaired water bodies, for which 1,471 TMDL ('total maximum
daily load') pollution standards must be prepared. PCFFA has sued
successfully to force the implementation of TMDLs for several of the
state's north coast rivers that are critical salmon producing watersheds.
The LAO report says that the Water Board is not only not on track to
complete these TMDLs, but that the current 2001-02 California State
Budget does not provide the financial resources to do so. California is
therefore risking lawsuits, major losses of federal funds and potentially
the federal government's revocation of delegated authority to meet
CWA requirements. For a copy visit:
www.lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/resources/res_15_3940.htm.
4:10/16. FISHERMEN VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT TO
MEASURE ALBACORE: The American Fishermen's Research
Foundation (AFRF) reports that it, together with the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Southwest Fisheries Center, will conduct
sampling of albacore landings in the California ports of Eureka and
Morro Bay. Members of the Western Fishboat Owners Association
(WFOA) who are landing in these ports and interested in contributing
to the research can do so by measuring 50 to 100 fish from their last
day of fishing for each of their 2001 fishing trips. They are asked to
contact Dr. Paul Crone at (858) 546-7079 to obtain instructions and a
sampling kit. For more information on the AFRF program, go to
WFOA's website at: http://www.wfoa-tuna.org.
4:10/17. GROUNDFISH CONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS:
The first call for papers has gone out for the Western Groundfish
Conference 2002 that will be held 12-15 February in Ocean Shores,
Washington. The conference is a biennial event that presents an
opportunity for fisheries scientists, students, and other to meet and
share research on groundfish science and management occurring along
the Pacific west coast and Alaska. Draft abstracts of papers are due by
15 October for both oral presentations and posters and a final agenda
will be posted by 15 November. For more information, go to:
www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/groundfish/conference.htm.
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