WHO: Joel Kawahara and Steve Wilson, commercial fishermen and members

of the Washington Trollers Association, plus other representatives of

Northwest sport and commercial fishing communities.

    WHAT: Fishermen whose livelihoods are threatened by declining salmon

runs in the 

Columbia

 and Snake rivers will testify at next week's Pacific

Fisheries Management Council meeting on behalf of Northwest fishermen,

fishing communities and families.

    Low returns of spring Chinook to the 

Columbia

 and 

Snake
 
Rivers

 will

severely curtail and may even cancel fishing seasons for 

Washington

 and

northern 

Oregon

 fishermen this year, increasing economic hardship for

Pacific Northwest
 communities still reeling from last year's fisheries

disaster on the Klamath.

    WHEN: 
Monday, April 2, 2007
 -- 
3:00 pm
.

    Meetings continue throughout the week. Final decision on 2007 Salmon

season management expected on Thursday.

    WHERE:  PFMC Meeting

            Seattle Marriott Hotel -- SeaTac

            

3201 S. 176th Street
, 
Seattle
 
WA
 
98118
 

    MEDIA INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE

    Contact:
 

    Joel Kawahara  206 406-7026  joelkaw@earthlink.net -- 

Seattle
,  
WA

    Ron Richards  303 916-0088  G1A1S1@aol.com -- 

Port Angeles
, 
WA

    Steve Wilson  253 732-4617  wilsonfish@earthlink . -- Federal Way, WA

    Irene Martin  360 431-0451/795-3920    imartin@iinet.com -- 

Skamokawa
, 
WA

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