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Coastal Commercial Fishermen:

Pacific Legal Foundation Press Release:  PLF Files Lawsuit to Block Federal Regulation Slashing Fishing Season by More than Half Despite Record Numbers of Salmon  June 3, 2005 Statesman Journal:  Fishing groups sue about reduction of salmon season  June 4, 2005
Oregon Trollers Complaint  

COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF  Filed June 3, 2005  .pdf file

Coos Bay:  Trollers sue over Chinook restrictions June 4, 2005
Newport News-Times:  Salmon trollers, others sue federal agency over catch cutbacks June 8, 2005 Newport News-Times:  Hooley urges federal disaster declaration for salmon fisheries  May 5, 2005
KTVU:  Woolsey And Boxer Announce Bills To Protect Sonoma Coast Salmon July 5, 2005 Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Fishermen, farmers take water fight to grange  August 9, 2005
Klamath Courier: "It's Not Your Fault" - Part 1 of the Coastal Fishermen’s story to Klamath Basin farmers   August 10, 2005 Coos Bay: Trollers to battle fuel costs, weather  Sept 1, 2005
NMFS:  Annual Report to Congress on the Status of U.S. Fisheries  Aug 31, 2005 Coos Bay:  Salmon trollers bring in the fish, but not money, as season opens  Sept 7, 2005
Newport News: Oregon Fish and Wildlife seeks input on groundfish bycatch and salmon issues  Sept 9, 2005 Coos Bay:  Trollers lose lawsuit but plan to appeal  Sept 12, 2005

Read court decision Here

Tidepool:  Newport, Ore - Our Coastal Neighbors  Sept 15, 2005
Pacific Legal Foundation Press Release:  PLF Takes Chinook Salmon Fishing Case to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals  Oct 4, 2005
AP:  Commercial fishermen forming national organization  Nov 28, 2005 Kenai Peninsula Clarion:  National group encourages fishermen   Dec 8, 2005
Coos Bay World Link:  Salmon season a hit despite closures  Dec 23, 2005 ODFW News Release:  Coastal Coho Stakeholders to meet in Newport  Jan 11, 2006
Tidepool:  Celebrating the catch  Jan 19, 2006 Curry Pilot (OR):  Fishermen Target Problem Seals, Seal Lions  Feb 15, 2006
Oregonian:  Salmon season on the brink of lockout  (Klamath River)  Feb 24, 2006 AP:  Ban on salmon fishing considered along Oregon, California coast  Feb 26, 2006
Coos Bay World:   On short notice, trollers react to likely salmon season limits  Feb 25, 2006 Katu 2 - Portland:  Salmon Ban Could Beach Oregon Fishing Boats  Feb 27, 2006
The Union of Grass Valley, CA:  Salmon season hangs in balance  Feb 26, 2006 Curry Coastal Pilot - Brookings, ORTrouble For Summer Salmon?  March 1, 2006
Ft. Bragg Advocate: Big economic impacts feared from ocean salmon season closure  March 2, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle:  Imagine a Year Without Local Salmon  March 3, 2006
Coos Bay World:  ODFW: Zero salmon fishing is ‘not our recommendation'  March 3, 2006

San Diego Union:  Salmon fishery facing threat

March 3, 2006

Redding Searchlight Editorial:  Coastal fishing's troubles will have upside in valley  March 2, 2006
LA Times:  Salmon Fishing Ban Considered  March 4, 2006 Redding Searchlight Letter:  Salmon also vital to economy  March 6, 2006
Tidepool:  Searching for Salmon in All the Wrong Places  March 7, 2006 Oregonian:  Feds call for halt this season of salmon fisheries off coast  March 8, 2006
Newport News-Times:  Oregon troll fishermen oppose 'zero option'  March 8, 2006 NW Fishletter:  Harvest Managers Weigh West Coast Fishing Options  March 9, 2006
Christian Science Monitor:  Lean times for salmon fishermen  March 9, 2006 Times-Standard:  Poor prognosis for salmon season  March 10, 2006
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Salmon Fishing Faces Closure Off Oregon, California Coasts  March 10, 2006 Coos Bay World:  Running low on options  March 11, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Recreational fishing OK in March, April  March 11, 2006 San Mateo, CA:  Salmon season might be awfully short  March 12, 2006
San Mateo, CA:  Salmon ban crushing blow to fishing industry  March 12, 2006 San Francisco ChronicleSalmon season start in limbo  March 12, 2006
Oregonian:  Outlook worsens for ocean salmon season  March 11, 2006 Oroville Mercury Register:  Salmon drought  March 12, 2006
Ukiah Daily:  Bureaucrats argue over salmon reports  March 13, 2006 Ashland News:  Letter from Congressman Wu and DeFazio to Fishery Management Council  March 13, 2006
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:  Salmon fleets docked till May 1  March 15, 2006 Times-Standard:  Salmon season shutout would sting fishermen  March 15, 2006
SacBee:  Salmon season, livelihoods on brink  March 15, 2006 Newport News:  Recreational salmon season gets nod, commercial still in doubt  March 15, 2006
Newport News:  The salmon dilemma: How good is the model?  March 15, 2006
Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance Executive DirectorThere’s Something Fishy in the Media….  March, 2006 UPI:  U.S. aims to end West Coast salmon fishing  March 16, 2006
NY Times:  For Salmon, Another Chapter in Farmed vs. Wild  March 15, 2006 Seattle Times EditorialEssential fish habitat  March 17, 2006
Marin Independent Journal:  There's nothing but bad news for salmon anglers  March 18, 2006 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Protecting (Klamath &) Columbia ESA Stocks Prompts Lower Ocean Quotas  March 17, 2006
AP:  Salmon fishermen's turn to pay price for Klamath River failures  March 19, 2006 Oregonian:  Bill Monroe - There's more than just salmon in the sea, right?  March 12, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle:  'Solution' to shut down salmon season is fishy  March 19, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle Editorial:  Where are the Klamath salmon?  March 21, 2006
SacBee:  Delayed U.S. ruling irks fish industry  March 21, 2006
Times-Standard:  Salmon anxiety: Unease over season widespread  March 22, 2006 Stockton Record:  Domino effect of Klamath River mismanagement  March 22, 2006
Oregonian:  Three hundred protesters in Astoria assail fish policies  March 24, 2006 Seth Zuckerman:  Net Loss for Salmon Fishermen  March 28, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Fishermen: Low salmon returns not our fault   March 28, 2006 Santa Rosa Press Democrat:  Hundreds protest fishing proposals  March 29, 2006
Newport News-Times:  Governor holds salmon summit  March 29, 2006 Curry Coastal Pilot - Brookings:  Fishermen Roast Feds' Proposed Salmon Plan  March 29, 2006
SF Bay:  CA fishermen protest Klamath caused shut-down as Oregon seeks relief  March 29, 2006 Oregonian Editorial:  Slivers of hope for the fishing industry  March 29, 2006
Daily Astorian:  A Special Report:  Will fishing cool down as oceans heat up?   March 29, 2006 WashPIRG:  Federal Government Make Little Progress Increasing the Number of Healthy Fish Stocks   March 29, 2006
Statesman Journal:  About 40 attend salmon talk   March 30, 2006 LA Times:   U.S. Acts to Help Wild Salmon in Klamath River   March 30, 2006
Times-Standard:  Dams must pass fish   March 30, 2006 Senator Doug Whitsett:  Fishing Season Closure Misinformation   March 26, 2006
Oregon Salmon Comm:  Coastal Fishermen Fight Back With Petition  March 30, 2006 News-Review - Roseburg:  Fishermen wait for crucial decision on summer salmon  March 30, 2006
OregonianThe Northwest Salmon Crisis - that didn't have to happen   March 31, 2006 Oroville Mercury:  California's ocean salmon season likely to be shut down completely   March 31, 2006
Newport News:  Can we have a state waters salmon season?  March 31, 2006 Newport News:  Salmon fishermen react to impending season closure   March 31, 2006 
Santa Cruz Sentinel:  Salmon fishing season will open for recreational fishermen   March 31, 2006 Register-Guard Editorial:  Buckets of fish  April 1, 2006
San Jose Mercury News:  Salmon season at risk for state's fishermen   April 1, 2006 Redding Searchlight:  Salmon fishing may be hit big  April 2, 2006
Oregonian:   A salmon's cradle, now a grave   April 2, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle:  A fighting chance for the Klamath   April 2, 2006

Steve CheyneResponse to A Fighting Chance for the Klamath  April 9, 2006

Washington Post:  River May Flow Again, Full of Salmon   April 2, 2006 Register-Guard:  A matter of survival   April 2, 2006
Santa Cruz Sentinel:  Klamath River, surrounding fisheries in crisis   April 2, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle Editorial:  The Klamath clash   April 3, 2006
PBS:  Salmon Fisheries in Northwest See Troubles   April 4, 2006 Oregonian:  Salmon season cut down to a fillet   April 5, 2006
AP:  Regulators consider restrictions on West Coast salmon fishing   April 5, 2006 Coos County Commissioners:  Letter to State and Federal Officials on the Klamath Crisis   April 5, 2006
Klamath Courier:  Salmon closure set to decimate  April 5, 2006 Klamath CourierGovernor begins relief efforts    April 5, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Fishermen rally; salmon ruling due on Thursday   April 5, 2006 Congressman Wu:  Closure Is Not the Solution For Klamath River Salmon Runs   April 6, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle:  Council opts for limits on wild salmon catch   April 7, 2006 AP:   Restrictions placed on salmon fishing   April 7, 2006
Oregonian:  Fish board acts to limit time, range of season   April 7, 2006 KWUA Press Release:  Pacific Fisheries Management Council Decision on Salmon   April 7, 2006
Capital Press:  Farmers go on defense with pending Klamath salmon closure   April 7, 2006 San Jose Mercury News:  Season Nearly Canceled Over Klamath River Fish   April 7, 2006
AP:  Salmon fishermen hoping for disaster relief in wake of closure  April 7, 2006 Chico Enterprise:  No salmon for dinner? Worry not   April 7, 2006 
Roseburg News-Review:  Winchester Bay affected - 700 miles of West Coast Waters   April 7, 2006 Curry Coastal Pilot:  Salmon Season Severely Limited   April 8, 2006
AP:  Closures force fishermen to troll for disaster relief   April 8, 2006 Times-Standard:  Fishermen pinched by Klamath decision   April 8, 2006
Coos Bay World:  What's next for fishermen?   April 8, 2006 Rep. Mike Thompson Press Release:  Bush Administration’s Gross Mismanagement of Klamath Led to Shortened Salmon Season   April 6, 2006
Rep. Mike Thompson Press Release:  Thompson Demands Transparency from NOAA Fisheries on Klamath Salmon Policy   April 7, 2006 Santa Cruz Sentinel:  Bush administration blamed for making salmon decline worse   April 8, 2006
Oregon News:  Oregon Salmon - Media Pushes To Save Our Sacred Salmon, Shaft Our Farmers And Ranchers    April 10, 2006 AP:  Salmon fishermen rally for aid   April 10, 2006
Corvallis Gazette:  DeFazio, Hooley join fishermen at Oregon Coast rally   April 11, 2006 Coos Bay World:  Fish rally draws hundreds   April 11, 2006
Half Moon Bay Review:  Salmon season restricted   April 12, 2006 Newport News-Times:  Salmon season a disaster; Hooley, DeFazio promise fight for financial aid   April 12, 2006
Newport News-Times:  Fishermen say minimal salmon season a disaster   April 12, 2006 Newport News-Times:  Rep. Alan Brown offers solution to vexing salmon fishing issue  April 12, 2006
Willamette WeekFishy Politics - Utility regulators face fishing-or-farmers decision  April 12, 2006 Klamath Courier:  A chat with the folks on the coast   April 12, 2006
Klamath Courier:  As I See It - Deja Moo - The same BS all over again by Pat Ratliff   April 12, 2006 Ft. Bragg AdvocateFort Bragg commercial fishermen hit hard by federal plan   April 13, 2006
Capital PressFishery council calls for removal of dams   April 14, 2006 Eureka Reporter:  Supervisors to discuss resolution requesting disaster declaration   April 17, 2006
Eugene Register-Guard:  Oregon Coastal Coho Salmon regulations set   April 18, 2006 SF Bay:   Rally For Salmon in San Francisco Monday April 24   April 18, 2006

Mother Jones:  Fishermen protest to restore the Klamath River   April 24, 2006

Times-Standard:  County seeks disaster declaration for Klamath Basin   April 19, 2006 Eureka Reporter:  Supes OK fisheries disaster declaration resolution   April 19, 2006
Dan KeppenCommon Sense on the Klamath Becoming More Common   April 20, 2006 Ft. Bragg Advocate:  Thompson plans big commercial fishermen rally   April 20, 2006
Willits, CA:  The Sportsmans Corner:  Finally, some good news for the Klamath   April 21, 2006 KBC:  Letter from Oregon troller Scott Cook to Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen (PCFFA) Zeke Grader   April 23, 2006
San Jose Mercury News:  Bay Area lawmakers seek federal aid for salmon industry   April 24, 2006 Pelosi Statement:  Save the Klamath Salmon Fishery   April 24, 2006
APOR Governor declares state of emergency over salmon season   April 24, 2006 AP:  Ore Dept of AG Makes Plans To Help Coastal Salmon Fishing Industry   April 24, 2006
Thompson / Miller / Pelosi Klamath Fishing Disaster Assistance Bill  April 21, 2006 KWUA:  Letter to Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, RE:  Restriction of Commercial Salmon Harvest   April 24, 2006
APLawmakers tout bill to put federal money into Klamath salmon recovery   April 24, 2006 Oregon Governor Kulongoski:  Executive order for the salmon emergency   April 24, 2006
Times-Standard:  Klamath solutions unveiled   April 25, 2006
Contra Costa Times:   Calif. lawmakers plan aid for salmon fishermen   April 25, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle:  Salmon fishermen protest at SF's Pier 47    April 25, 2006 Oregonian:  State of emergency called for coastal fishers   April 25, 2006
KWUA Press Release:  Comments on the Thompson, Miller and Pelosi Fishing Disaster Assistance Bill   April 25, 2006 HRC:  Pombo, Frank hold hearing on Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization   April 25, 2006
Eureka Reporter:  Local salmon rally draws small crowd   April 25, 2006 Boxer-Feinstein:  Relief for salmon fishermen, tribes and related industries   April 26, 2006
Monterey Herald:  Senate Bill aims to help salmon industry   April 27, 2006 Oregonian:  Smith introduces fishing aid legislation in Senate   April 28, 2006
NOAA:   2006 Salmon Fishery Regulations   April 28, 2006 SacBee:  Democrats' SOS for fishermen   April 28, 2006
Smith Wyden Salmon Disaster Bill pdf April 28, 2006 Times-Standard:  Lessons of salmon   April 29, 2006
Times-Standard:  Feds make salmon fishing rules final   April 29, 2006 AP:  PacifiCorp offers alternative salmon plan   April 29, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle:  U.S. OKs slashing salmon season   April 29, 2006 Gov. Schwarzenegger Statement:  Concerning Partial Closure of Salmon Season in California   April 29, 2006
AP:  NW fishermen argue for larger salmon harvest   May 1, 2006 AP:  Shoppers, restaurant lovers may not get much Oregon salmon   May 1, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle Editorial:  A hard choice on Klamath salmon   May 2, 2006 Steven Murawski, Ph.D.:  Testimony on Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization   April 24, 2006
Christian Science Monitor:   For Pacific fishing towns, a trying season ahead    May 3, 2006 Klamath Courier:  Politics, agendas cloud SF fisherman’s rally   May 3, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Farmers, fishermen discover common ground on Klamath   May 4, 2006 Earthjustice:  Elimination of Relief Funds a Major Blow to Fishermen   May 5, 2006
Oregonian:  Dept of AG makes plans to help coastal salmon fishing industry   May 5, 2006 Coos Bay World:  Feds to fishermen: No funds   May 5, 2006
Eureka Reporter:  Thompson discusses Klamath River concerns during Friday meeting   May 6, 2006 Lake County Record:  Board votes for salmon   May 6, 2006
AP:  Despite rejection, lawmakers still will seek aid for fishermen   May 6, 2006 Herald and News Editorial:  Don't put onus on Project for saving salmon   May 7, 2006
Oregonian Editorial:  The real disaster is the Klamath River   May 7, 2006 KBC:  Senator Whitsett in Coos Bay with fishermen and farmers   May 9, 2006
Curry Coastal Pilot:  Brookings Port Manager Scott Takes On Fish Politics   May 10, 2006 Curry Coastal Pilot:  The 100-Year Problem:  Will We Have Wild Salmon in 2106?   May 10, 2006
Klamath Courier:  Klamath, Coos representatives meet   May 10, 2006 Klamath Courier:  As I See It - Civic Proud  by Pat Ratliff   May 10, 2006
Times-Standard:  Sunday is the mother of salmon season   May 11, 2006 KTVZ.com:  Smith asks White House for salmon aid   May 11, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Port gives fishermen a break   May 11, 2006 Curry Coastal Pilot:  THE 100-YEAR PROBLEM PART TWO: Miles and miles of concrete   May 13, 2006
Times-Standard Opinion:  For the sake of salmon   May 15, 2006 Oregonian Commentary:  Stop finger-pointing on the Klamath Basin - Addington/Keppen   May 16, 2006

ONRC:  Jim McCarthy Responds to KWUA's Oregonian Commentary  May 17, 2006

KWUA:  Addington Responds to McCarthy   May 17, 2006

KBB Board Member Steve Cheyne:  Response to McCarthy   May 19, 2006

San Francisco Chronicle:  Peter Moyle - It takes a watershed to sustain our salmon   May 17, 2006 Daily Astorian Editorial:  What’s behind the late salmon return?   May 16, 2006
HRC:  Bipartisan fisheries management bill passes Resources Committee   May 17, 2006 Curry Coastal Pilot:  Ocean Salmon Season Off To Slow Start   May 17, 2006
Curry Coastal Pilot:  The 100-Year Problem - Part 3   May 17, 2006 Statesman Journal:  Salmon panel will discuss relief options    May 18, 2006
Times-Standard:  Ocean salmon season opens with a bang   May 19, 2006 Oregonian:  Fishermen aid requests inflated   May 21, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Fishermen not the only ones feeling the pinch without a salmon season   May 27, 2006 Klamath Courier:  As I See It - Let's kick a fisherman when he's down  by Pat Ratliff  May 31, 2006
Inside Bay Area:  Salmon fishermen forced to dock   June 1, 2006 KEZI.com:  Fishermen Ready for Salmon Summit II   June 1, 2006
Herald and NewsFarmers, fishermen pursue alliance   June 2, 2006 Inside Bay Area:  Salmon fishers: We're sunk without federal help   June 2, 2006
Santa Cruz Sentinel:  Commercial salmon fishing season just ended, won't resume until late July   June 2, 2006 KBC:  Fishermen decimated, farmers help, enviros blame, and Kulongoski offers welfare list   June 2, 2006
Newport News TimesGovernor in Newport for (salmon) summit   June 2, 2006 AP:   Kulongoski says Oregon can provide help to fishing communities   June 2, 2006
KTVZ:  Oregon Gov seeks federal salmon disaster declaration   June 2, 2006       Executive Order .pdf Times-Standard:  Berg asks governor for salmon disaster declaration   June 3, 2006
Oregonian:  Kulongoski tells trollers he's working on aid   June 3, 2006 Eugene Register Guard:  Salmon fleet pleads for help   June 3, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Governor seeks way to aid salmon fishermen   June 3, 2006 Times-Standard:  Salmon have finally appeared out of Crescent City   June 3, 2006
Herald and News OpEd:  Farmers, fishermen find common ground   June 5, 2006 Governor Kulongoski:  Address's Salmon-Fishing Closure-Hopes To Minimize Economic Damage To Coast   June 5, 2006
Gov. Schwarzenegger:   Proclaims State of Emergency in 10 Counties, Providing Disaster Loan Guarantees for Salmon Fishermen  June 5, 2006 Ukiah Daily Journal:  Salmon restrictions hit coastal communities hard   June 5, 2006
AP:  Governor to provide loan guarantees to salmon fishermen   June 6, 2006 Times-Standard:  Governor declares Salmon disaster   June 6, 2006
Senator Wyden Press Release:  Wyden blocks major fisheries legislation  - Wants Senate to help salmon fishermen   June 6, 2006 Curry Coastal Pilot:  Rogue's Wild Spring Salmon Off Limits To Fisherman   June 7, 2006
Oregonian Editorial:  Hold on: West Coast fishermen need help   June 8, 2006 Seattle PI:  Canadian scientists predict poor salmon runs   June 12, 2006
Siskiyou Daily NewsSenator Aanested applauds action   June 12, 2006 AP:  Commercial salmon fishing ban hurts sport fishing business   June 14, 2006
Eugene Register-Guard:  A boatload of misery - the fishing industry is struggling   June 11, 2006 Statesman Journal:  Charters anticipate buzz for start of coho season   June 14, 2006
Times-Standard Editorial:  Putting aside politics to fix our river   June 14, 2006 Wyden Press Release:  Wyden gets disaster declaration for salmon fishermen   June 15, 2006
Oregonian:  Lincoln County will help pay moorage for fishermen hurt by reduced season   June 15, 2006 AP:  Democratic senators, including Boxer, lift hold on fisheries bill   June 16, 2006
KBC:  FYI-PCFFA Memo on Klamath/DC Trip from Zeke Grader   June 12, 2006 Ukiah Daily Journal:  Salmon legislation may bring some relief   June 15, 2006
AP:  After a slow start, spring chinook return in big numbers   June 16, 2006 Jim McCarthy:  Letter from environ groups to Congress regarding relief for coastal fishermen  June 16, 2006
Register-Guard OpEd:  Fishermen need help   June 18, 2006 House Resource Committee Press Release:  Senate passes Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization   June 19, 2006
AP:  Senate strengthens fisheries protections   June 20, 2006 Senate Committee on Commerce Press Release:  Chairman Stevens Highlights Bipartisan Approach in Passing Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act   June 19, 2006
KTVZ:  Smith salmon provisions clear Senate   June 19, 2006 Oregonian:  Kulongoski asks legislators to help out salmon trollers   June 22, 2006
Statesman Journal:  E-Board will discuss relief for coastal fishing crews   June 21, 2006 Statesman Journal:  Panel passes aid package for fishermen   June 23, 2006
Point Reyes Light, CA:  Fishermen reject loans and look for other work   June 22, 2006 AP:  Agency delays salmon disaster declaration   June 22, 2006
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Preliminary Data Shows Sea Lion Impact on 2006 Spring Fish Run on Columbia River   June 23, 2006 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Agencies Release 2005 Progress Report On Salmon Efforts - Columbia River   June 23, 2006
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Over 100 House Members Sign Salmon Recovery Letter   June 23, 2006 Coos Bay World:  Aid for salmon trollers: $500,000   June 23, 2006
Register-Guard Editorial:  Fishermen need help   June 23, 2006 Oregonian:  Salmon industry gets emergency aid   June 24, 2006
Times-Standard:  Salmon disaster drumbeat deepens   June 24, 2006 Daily Astorian:  Oregon to provide $1 million to coastal fishermen   June 25, 2006
Idaho Statesman Editorial:  Look at big picture to save salmon   June 25, 2006 Times-Standard:  Schwarzenegger's letter to the Secretary of Commerce   June 28, 2006
Rep. Mike Thompson:  Thompson’s bill better for salmon, fishermen   June 17, 2006 Scripps:  No aid from White House for Klamath fishermen   June 27, 2006
Oregonian Editorial:  White House ignores fishing industry's SOS   June 28, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle:  West Coast lawmakers demand help for salmon fishermen   June 28, 2006
Times-Standard:  Thompson introduces amendment for fishing assistance   June 28, 2006 AP:  Gutierrez Pressured Over Salmon Crisis   June 29, 2006
Times-Standard:  Salmon draws to a close, starts again in Sept.   June 29, 2006 AP:  Schwarzenegger backs $35 mil. relief package for Calif. fishermen   June 29, 2006
Times-Standard:  Congressional reps force fishery review   June 30, 2006 Medford Mail Tribune:  Cracking down on thieving sea lions   June 29, 2006
SacBee Opinion:  Trolling for assistance - Salmon fishermen deserve some help   June 30, 2006 Capital Press: Salmon still struggle 20 years later - Klamath Fisheries Task Force   June 30, 2006
Newport News:  Smith seeks funds for fishers, solution to Klamath problems   June 30, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle:  State aid proposed for salmon fishermen - After federal snub, governor backs $35   June 30, 2006
Newport News:  Proposed research project could change coast fisheries management   July 1, 2006 Coos Bay World:  Politicians continue to fish for funds   July 1, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Commission on salmon to visit Klamath Basin   July 1, 2006 Who or What is the Oregon Salmon Commission
San Francisco Chronicle:  Life on Fisherman's Wharf   July 2, 2006 Times-Standard:  Governor renews call for salmon assistance   July 4, 2006
Herald and News:  Irrigators make their case   July 6, 2006 Half Moon Bay:  U.S. Rep. Eshoo calls damage to salmon industry 'unfathomable'   July 6, 2006
NPR:  Nature Group (TNC) Attempts to Buy Out Calif. Fishermen   July 6, 2006 Dept of Commerce:  Secretary Announces Klamath River "Fishery Resource Disaster"   July 6, 2006
Dept of Commerce:  Declaration Concerning the Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery   July 6, 2006 Oregonian:  Disaster status for trollers gives access to federal loans   July 7, 2006
Times-Standard:  Feds issue salmon disaster declaration   July 7, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle:  9th Circuit vindicates 2005 salmon cutbacks   July 7, 2006
Inside Bay Area:  Keep fishers afloat and state off the hook   July 8, 2006 Oregonian Editorial:  Help the fishermen, but the issue is the fish   July 8, 2006
Times-Standard:  Finally, some federal action   July 8, 2006 Oregonian:  Fishery declaration draws scorn   July 8, 2006
Pacific Legal Foundation:  Brooks Comments on 9th Circuit Ruling in Chinook Salmon Case   July 6, 2006 Montana KRTV:  Salmon recovery expenditures draw comment at hearing  July 8, 2006
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski Press Release: Governor Outlines State Plan To Help Idled Salmon Trollers   July 3, 2006
KTVZ.com:  Six  W. Coast senators send letter seeking aid for fishing towns   July 11, 2006
Senator Ron Wyden:   Wyden Slams Administration Proposal For Salmon Disaster Relief   July 12, 2006 AP:  TNC buying out Calif. bottom trawling fishermen   July 11, 2006
Central Maine Morning Sentinel:  We need stronger, not weaker, limits on fishing   July 12, 2006 KTVZ.com:  Senators secure $10 million in salmon aid   July 13, 2006
San Francisco Chronicle:  More relief squeezed from Senate for salmon fishers   July 14, 2006 Capital Press:  Coastal fishermen, farmers expand alliance   July 14, 2006
Klamath Courier:  As I See It - With great fanfare and bravado by Pat Ratliff  July 12, 2006 Times-Standard:  Federal salmon relief in progress   July 14, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Frigid fact: Ice is hard to find for fishermen   July 13, 2006 Coos Bay World:   Applications for financial assistance now being distributed to fishermen   July 14, 2006
Times-Standard:  SBA loans available for fishermen   July 15, 2006 Coos Bay World:   Season of suffering   July 15, 2006
Eureka Reporter:  Federal fisheries officials hear about season of dismal firsts   July 15, 2006 San Francisco Chronicle:  Sea lions make themselves at home - poaching salmon   July 15, 2006
Times-Standard:  Fishermen fear the worst   July 16, 2006 Newport News:  Federal fisheries director hears salmon concerns   July 19, 2006
AP:  SBA sets up seven centers for salmon assistance loans   July 19, 2006 KBC:  Letter from Oregon troller Scott Cook, responding to Zeke Grader   July 18, 2006
Los Angeles Times:  Idled Salmon Fishermen Fear for Their Futures   July 22, 2006 NOAA:  Congress and State Officials Updated on Klamath River Actions   July 24, 2006
Coos Bay World:   Aid form frustrates salmon trollers   July 26, 2006 Newport News-Times:  Specialist helps salmon fishers stay afloat   July 26, 2006
ODFW:  Commission to consider additional ocean commercial salmon fishing opportunities   July 26, 2006 Oregonian:  'Dead zones' spread, thicken off NW coast   July 26, 2006
Ukiah Daily Journal:  Local fishermen struggling to keep up   July 27, 2006 Congressman Wu:  Responds To Federal Fishery Official's Visit To Oregon Coast   July 29, 2006
Auburn, CA Journal: Sacramento River - Over half a million salmon this year?   July 30, 2006 Seattle Times:  As salmon leap, so do our spirits   July 30, 2006
Point Reyes:  State to Bodega Harbor: give us our $12.9M   Aug 3, 2006 Point Reyes:  Restricted salmon season has fast start   Aug 3, 2006
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:  Group sues over salmon quotas   Aug 4, 2006 Statesman Journal:  Near-shore salmon-troll seasons approved   Aug 5, 2006
Register-Guard:  State regulators open bubble fisheries   Aug 5, 2006 NY Times:  'Dead Zone’ Reappears Off the Oregon Coast   Aug 6, 2006
Santa Cruz Sentinel:  Area fishermen can look but not touch   Aug 7, 2006 Oregonian:  Commission sets seasons for salmon   Aug 7, 2006
AP:  Oregon opens river mouths to salmon fishing   Aug 7, 2006 Oregonian:  Sea lions horn in on south coast fish   Aug 8, 2006
NW Fishletter:  West Coast Salmon Recovery Fund Fully Restored . . . For Now   Aug 8, 2006 Coos Bay World:  Fishermen are finding temporary jobs on land   Aug 10, 2006
AP:  Commerce secretary declares economic disaster for salmon fishermen   Aug 10, 2006 Oregonian:  Feds declare fishery disaster   Aug 11, 2006

Farmer Dick Carleton:  Response to Oregonian Article "Feds declare fishery disaster"   Aug 11, 2006

Coastal Fisherman Scott Boley:  Response to Oregonian Article "Fed's Declare Fishery Disaster"   Aug 13, 2006

Times-Standard:  Feds proclaim fishery failure    Aug 11, 2006 SacBee:  Salmon fishing disaster declared   Aug 11, 2006
Family Farm Alliance Issue Alert!:  Alliance Applauds Fish Declaration   Aug 11, 2006 Coos Bay World:  Talks follow fishery failure proclamation   Aug 11, 2006
Register-Guard Editorial:  Now save the Klamath   Aug 11, 2006 Oregonian Editorial:  Fishery aid is needed, but so are better policies   Aug 11, 2006
Rep. DeFazio:   Applauds Decision On Disaster Declaration For Salmon Fishers   Aug 11, 2006 Curry Coastal Pilot:  Feds Issue Disaster Declaration For Salmon Fisheries   Aug 12, 2006
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:  Federal declaration should help local fishing industry   Aug 12, 2006 AP:  A brighter future for salmon -Barcodes, genetic testing could help West Coast fleets   Aug 13, 2006
LA Times:  OR-CA Fishery 'Failure' Declaration Triggers Financial Aid   Aug 11, 2006 OR Sen Doug Whitsett:  Fisheries Disaster Declaration   Aug 15, 2006
Dan Keppen, Family Farm Alliance:  Fishermen and Farmers Can Coexist, and We Will Coexist   Aug 15, 2006 Cape Codder:  Locals say seals threaten fish stocks   Aug 18, 2006
Register-Guard:  Oregon Aid checks in the mail for coastal fishermen   Aug 19, 2006 AP:  Salmon trollers dismayed at checks   Aug 20, 2006
Oregon Governor Kulongoski:  Oregon Governor's Payments Help Coastal Communities   Aug 21, 2006 AP:  Salmon aid issues dismay trollers   Aug 21, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Payments leave some fishermen short   Aug 22, 2006 NY Times ‘Dead Zone’ Off Oregon Creates Alarm, and Skepticism   Aug 23, 2006
Sen. Diane Feinstein:  Fishery Failure: Pacific Coast Leaders Ask for Emergency Funding   Aug 23, 2006 Ft. Bragg Advocate:  Salmon fishers get good news from feds, courts, utility   Aug 24, 2006
Times-Standard:  Salmon bill blocked   Aug 30, 2006 Times-Standard:  Thompson: Federal fisheries aid still in the works   Aug 30, 2006
Governor Ted Kulongoski:  Leaders of Pacific Coast States Call For Emergency   Aug 29, 2006 AP:  Prospects dim for relief bill to help California salmon fishermen   Aug 29, 2006
AP:  No relief in sight for state’s salmon fishermen   Aug 30, 2006 Eureka Reporter:  Fishermen's Disaster Outreach Center closes   Aug 31, 2006
Eureka Reporter:  Salmon Bill Stalls in CA Assembly   Aug 31, 2006 PCFFA Press Release:  Salmon Disaster Relief Bill in Danger of Sinking   Aug 31, 2006
Times-Standard:  Salmon, steelhead still coming into the mouth of the Klamath   Sept 1, 2006 PCH Press:  Salmon Fishermen Expecting Another Setback   Sept 1, 2006
The Union:  Aanestad says Democrat killed bill to help commercial salmon fishing   Sept 1, 2006 Times-Standard:  Belly up? Fishermen: Salmon bill's death leaves political stench   Sept 2, 2006
LA Times:  California Salmon Fishermen Angered by Lack of Bailout   Sept 2, 2006 The Olympian:  Lawmakers seek salmon industry aid   Sept 6, 2006
Pioneer Press:  Pat Ratliff:  In tough times you learn who your friends are   Sept 6, 2006 Times-Standard:  Governor's team hears out fishermen   Sept 9, 2006
Eureka Reporter:  Fisheries and resource officials meet   Sept 9, 2006 Contra Costa Times:  Salmon crisis sparks plea for federal aid   Sept 17, 2006
AP:  Governors announce pact to aid oceans   Sept 19, 2006 Columbian:  In Our View: Protecting Our Coast   Sept 20, 2006
Salem News:  Coastal Caucus Helps Secure Additional $500,000 for Salmon Fishermen   Sept 21. 2006 AP:  Fishermen cheer talk of bigger catches   Sept 22, 2006
Newport News:  E-board approves funds for fishers   Sept 22, 2006 Newport News:  Officials say next salmon season uncertain   Sept 22, 2006
AP:  Feds consider easing catch limits on Klamath salmon   Sept 22, 2006 NBC:  New Technology Offers Hope For Salmon Fishermen   Oct 2, 2006
Times-Standard:  Market for tuna takes a hit   Oct 5, 2006 Alaska Report:  To catch the last salmon   Oct 6, 2006
Washington Post:  U.S. Attempting to Reshape Fishing Rules   Oct 8, 2006 Jim Beers:  Letter to Washington Post - Fish Baloney   Oct 8, 2006
Dan Keppen, FFA:  "Fishermen and Farmers Can Coexist, and We Will Coexist"   Aug 15, 2006 Coos Bay World Link:  Fishermen, farmers agree on ideas for Klamath River fixes   Oct 23, 2006 
Times-Standard:  Salmon still going strong   Oct 26, 2006  Capital Press:  Spud festival brings water talk   Oct 27, 2006 
Newport News:  Second round of financial assistance available to qualified Oregon salmon fishers   Nov 1, 2006 Register-Guard Opinion:  With change, fish industry can stay afloat   Nov 7, 2006 
National Center Blog:  Some Call It 'Stupid'; Science Calls it 'Peer-Reviewed'   Nov 3, 2006 Fishupdate.com: Congress change good for fishers, say groupings (PCFFA)   Nov 10, 2006 
Coos Bay World Link:  Economic engine starts with salmon   Nov 11, 2006 Curry Coastal Pilot:  Fishermen spawn chinook at Indian Creek Hatchery   Nov 11, 2006
Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board: Seeks Comments On Rules For Grants To Employ Displaced Fishers    Nov 16, 2006  Newport News:  Rep. Hooley works to secure salmon disaster relief funding   Nov 17, 2006
AP:  Salmon rule gets preliminary OK - Managers aim for Klamath River flexibility   Nov 18, 2006 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Corps Holds Four-day Anadromous Fish Research Conference   Nov 17, 2006
AP:  California puts severe limits on ocean fishing   Nov 17, 2006 Contra Costa Times:  Salmon industry's dry year: Ban leaves fishers reeling   Nov 19, 2006
LA Times:  Not enough fish in the sea   Nov 26, 2006 Tyee:  If Salmon Could Vote   Nov 27, 2006
Klamath Water Users Association:  Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman for Salmon Commercial Fishery Failure Emergency Funding   Dec 1, 2006 Klamath Water Users Association:  Letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman for Salmon Commercial Fishery Failure Emergency Funding   Dec 1, 2006 
Newport News :  Public hearing set for Thursday regarding displaced fishers grants   Dec 29, 2006 Seattle PI Commentary:  All parts of Northwest have stake in salmon   Dec 1, 2006
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Preliminary Forecast Has Reduced Fall Chinook Return in 2007   Dec 8, 2006 American Chronicle:  Congress Passes New National Ocean Fisheries Law   Dec 9, 2006 
ENN:  Western Pacific Fishery Council Praises Magnuson-Stevens Act Re-authorization   Dec 11, 2006 Dan Bacher:  The Mystery of the Disappearing Sacramento River Salmon   Dec 12, 2006
San Luis Obispo TribuneNo help from feds for idled salmon fishermen   Dec 13, 2006 Daily Astorian Editorial:  Congress surprises us with fisheries law     Dec 19, 2006
Daily Astorian:  Scientist worries how changing ocean currents affect fishing industry   Dec 27, 2006 CA Game and Fish:  Klamath River Steelhead -- Standing Tall   Dec 2006
Rep. Mike Thompson Press Release:  Thompson Introduces Salmon Disaster Relief Bill on First Day of Congress  Jan 4, 2007 Eureka Reporter:  Thompson introduces Salmon Disaster Relief Bill to Congress   Jan 5, 2007
Times-Standard:  Disaster relief help sought for fishermen   Jan 5, 2007 Bend Weekly News:  West Coast Representatives, Senators Urge House and Senate to Fund Disaster Aid for Salmon Fishers   Jan 5, 2007
Coos Bay World Link:  Trollers renew push for federal aid   Jan 6, 2007 Ukiah Daily Journal:  Two new bills could provide federal relief to fishermen   Jan 8, 2007
Register-Guard Editorial:  Help fishing industry   Jan 10, 2007 AP:  Charges filed over tons of rotting fish   Jan 12, 2007
Anchorage Daily News400 tons of rotting salmon raises legal stink   Jan 12, 2007 AP:  Bush signs fishing reform legislation   Jan 12, 2007
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Bush Signs Country's Leading Fishery Management Law   Jan 19, 2007 Newport News:  Farmers, fishermen discuss differences over Klamath dams   Jan 31, 2007
Newport News:  Oregon Plan works to save salmon through local cooperation   Jan 31, 2007 Newport News:  OWEB approves additional funds for displaced coastal fishers   Jan 31, 2007
Coos Bay World-Link:  Salmon numbers better than expected   Feb 7, 2007 Times-Standard:  Fishing family's eBay plea gets lots of attention   Feb 9, 2007
Eureka Reporter Editorial:  Bitts should be appointed to fisheries council   Feb 9, 2007 AP:  Ore. harbormaster impounding boats for moorage fees   Feb 13, 2007
Oregonian Commentary:  Our salmon at risk behind closed doors   Feb 15, 2007 Eureka Reporter:  Fisheries restoration launched   Feb 15, 2007
California ChronicleNew Campaign to Restore SF Bay Delta and Klamath River   Feb 15, 2007 AP:  Chinook salmon season looks brighter, council says   Feb 16, 2007
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  NOAA Fisheries Begins Process to End Overfishing by 2010   Feb 16, 2007 Northwest Fishletter:  Value Of 2006 West Coast Salmon Season Down 62 Percent   Feb 20, 2007
Klamath River Technical Advisory Team:  Klamath River Fall Chinook Age-Specific Escapement,River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2006 Run,    Feb 1, 2007 Klamath River Technical Advisory Team:  Klamath River Fall Chinook Age-Specific Escapement,River Harvest, and Run Size Estimates, 2006 Run,    Feb 1, 2007
Congressman Doc Hastings:  Don't get hooked by Salmon Planning Act,   Feb 16, 2007 Times-Standard:  Projected salmon rebound casts hope on murky situation   Feb 23, 2007
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Workshops to Focus on Fish Consumption, Water Quality Rules   Feb 23, 2007 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Ten Commandments for Fisheries Science, Management   Feb 23, 2007
Kansas City Star:  U.S., Canada negotiating key provisions of salmon treaty   Feb 25, 2007 Eugene Register Guard:  Fishery act could influence Oregon's coastal economy for years   Feb 26, 2007
Times-Standard:  Klamath salmon forecast bodes well   Mar 1, 2007 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Hazing Starts For Fish-Gobbling Sea Lions In Columbia River   Mar 2, 2007
Statesman Journal:  Better salmon returns should lengthen season   Mar 4, 2007 AP:  Salmon season on hold until federal findings are released   Mar 5, 2007
ODFW:  Oregon and Washington expand hazing efforts to deter sea lions from preying on salmon   Mar 2, 2007 AP:  Oregon trollers wait and see on season's start   Mar 5, 2007
Santa Cruz Sentinel:  Thousands of chinook returned to Klamath River   Mar 6, 2007 Monterey County Herald:  Salmon season hinges on recovery   Mar 7, 2007
Times-Standard:  State Sen. Patricia Wiggins to chair CA Joint Legislative Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture  Mar 8, 2007 Christian Science Monitor:  Climate change brews ocean trouble   Mar 8, 2007
AP:  Federal panel proposes longer salmon season, fewer restrictions   Mar 9, 2007 Oregonian:  Salmon fleet setting out early   Mar 10, 2007
Curry Coastal Pilot:  A Summer-long Salmon Season?   Mar 10, 2007 Seattle Times:  Chinook options limited; coho up   Mar 10, 2007
Seattle Times:  U.S. wants to increase offshore fish farming    Mar 12, 2007 Juneau Empire:  Alaska fishermen oppose fish farm proposal    Mar 13, 2007
Save Our Wild Salmon:  Salmon Economic Analysis and Planning Act Tackles Urgent Fiscal and Environmental Crisis   Mar 13, 2007 KTVZ.com:  Senators push for salmon fishermen aid   Mar 14, 2007
AP:  House bill would spend $60 million for salmon disaster   Mar 14, 2007 Statesman Journal:  Commission to discuss (Oregon) coho season   Mar 14, 2007
Idaho Statesman:  Bill asks for new studies of salmon   Mar 14, 2007 Times-Standard:  Will fishing fleets stay afloat?   Mar 15, 2007
Eureka ReporterPellegrini talks history, future of fishing   Mar 15, 2007 Ft. Bragg Advocate:  Fishing gets boost after Klamath River returns surge   Mar 15, 2007
Newport News-Times:  Commercial salmon fleet will set out earlier this season   Mar 15, 2007 Capital Press:  Oregon Department of Agriculture honors farmer/fisherman effort   Mar 16, 2007
Calgary Sun:  Doom-and-gloom outlook for salmon   Mar 17, 2007 AP:  Salmon fishermen are trying to hang on   Mar 27, 2007
Ukiah Daily Journal:  Help for Pacific fishermen moves ahead   Mar 27, 2007 Eugene Register-Guard:  More salmon, longer seasons could be on tap for area anglers   Mar 27, 2007
Northwest Fishletter :  North Coast Harvest Options Shrink For Chinook, Better For South   Mar 28, 2007 CNS News:  Market Approach Best for Overfishing Dilemma, Say Enviros   Mar 29, 2007
Congressman Doc Hastings PR:  Baird, Hastings Seek End to Sea Lion Predation on Endangered Salmon   Mar 29, 2007 AP:   Washington congressmen aim bill at salmon-munching sea lions   Mar 29, 2007
PRN Newswire:  Oregon , Washington Fishermen Brace for Poor Salmon Season on Columbia    Mar 30, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle:  This year's windy forecast calls for a lot of salmon   April 1, 2007
Pacific Northwest Commercial Fisherman Press Release:  Oregon, Washington Fishermen Brace for Low Returns, Poor Salmon Season on Columbia   April 2, 2007 Crescent City Triplicate:  To fish or not to fish?   April 4, 2007
Washington Trollers Association Press Release:  Washington Troll Catch and Profits Drop 50% from Last Year   April 5, 2007 AP:  Salmon seasons set for Oregon , California , Washington coasts   April 6, 2007
Eureka Reporter:  Federal fisheries managers prescribe final 2007 salmon quotas   April 6, 2007 AP:  Evolving hatchery strategy aims to boost wild fish runs   April 7, 2007  
AP:  Limited salmon season worries fishers   April 9, 2007 Crescent City Triplicate:  Fishing relief faces veto   April 9, 2007
Medford Mail Tribune:  Unknown toxin kills young salmon, steelhead   April 10, 2007 Coos Bay World Link:  Wave energy worries fishermen   April 10, 2007
Statesman Journal:  (Sport) Coho seasons get bump this year   April 11, 2007 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Expected Downturn In Columbia Runs Restricts Ocean Fishing   April 13, 2007
Northwest Fishletter :  Management Council Picks Ocean Harvest Option   April 16, 2007 Coos Bay World Link:  Fishermen, scientists, industry seeking balance of ocean uses   April 19, 2006
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Study:  Bottom Trawling Severely Alters Ocean Habitats  April 20, 2007 Times-Standard:  Fishing in flux  April 22, 2007
CA Salmon Council:  California Salmon Season Opens May 1  May 1, 2007 Earthjustice Press Release:  Chefs, Fishermen, Congress Members Urge Consumers to "Vote With Your Fork!"  May 8, 2007
McClatchy DC Bureau:  Chefs urge Congress to protect wild salmon  May 8, 2007 San Mateo County Times:  Coastside fisherman joins suit  May 10, 2007
Daily Review:  Local fisherman targets dams in loss of salmon  May 12, 2007 Times-Standard:  House passes salmon disaster relief  May 12, 2007
Eureka Reporter:  Spending bill to aid those affected by '06 salmon disaster  May 12, 2007 Eureka Reporter:  Congress approves $60 million in salmon relief for West Coast states  May 24, 2007
SacBee:  Salmon aid intact in war-funding bill  May 24, 2007 Coos Bay World Link:  Salmon disaster relief on the way  May 25, 2007
Eureka Reporter:  Salmon fishing families hope for speedy recovery  May 25, 2007 Monterey County Herald Editorial:  Salmon boats deserve federal disaster aid  May 26, 2007
Daily Astorian:  Senators hook help for salmon fishers  May 28, 2007 Times-Standard:  Thompson fights for speedy release of emergency salmon funds  May 31, 2007
Times-Standard:  Gearing for spring  June 3, 2007 AP:  $60 million in salmon disaster aid due this summer  June 7, 2007
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Hundreds Comment on States' Application to Kill Sea Lions  June 8, 2007 Times-Standard:  Salmon relief on the hook for summer  June 8, 2007  
Anchorage Daily News:  Salmon fishermen gain USDA status  June 16, 2007 Eureka Reporter:  Despite gloomy reports, area fishermen say industry is healthy  June 20, 2007
Half Moon Bay,CA:  Commercial salmon season gets underway (again)  July 4, 2007 Times-Standard:  Fishermen decry political tampering  July 31, 2007
Crescent City Triplicate:  Fishermen discuss no-take zones  Aug 4, 2007 Marine Environment News: Fishermen and Farmers Unions in common conservation cause  Aug 7, 2007
Oregonian:  Ocean salmon fishing to close Saturday  Aug 22, 2007 Times-Standard:  Summer salmon  Sept 23, 2007
Source Weekly:  Troubled Waters: The Klamath River Mess Part 1 of 3  Sept 26, 2007 Half Moon Bay Review:  Weak salmon season done, fishermen look for government help  Oct 31, 2007
Coos Bay World Link:  Trollers want disaster declared    Nov 10, 2007 AP:  Fishermen worry they could be squeezed by push for wave energy  Nov 25, 2007
California Department of Fish and Game Press Release:  California Releases $33 Million in Salmon Disaster Assistance  Nov 26, 2007 Times-Standard:  Federal disaster relief for California -- how it's split up  Nov 27, 2007
Federal Register:  Endangered and Threatened Species: Take of Anadromous Fish  Nov 27, 2007 Times-Standard Editorial:  Finally, relief for fishery disaster  Nov 29, 2007
Environment News Service:  California Chinook Salmon Numbers Hit Record Low  Jan 29, 2008 Seattle Post Intelligencer:  Will "unprecedented collapse" of California salmon leave ...  Jan 29, 2008
Los Angeles Times:  Salmon collapse could force fishing restrictions  Jan 30, 2008 Eugene Register-Guard:  Dismal returns of salmon stock may hurt Oregon fishery  Jan 30, 2008
Lodi News-Sentinel:  Low numbers of salmon part of nature  Jan 30, 2008 Eugene Register-Guard:  Dismal returns of salmon stock may hurt Oregon fishery  Jan 30, 2008
Coos Bay World Link:  Fishermen: It’s just one disaster after another  Jan 30, 2008 Coos Bay World Link:  No salmon in 2008?  Jan 30, 2008
Times-Standard:  Salmon crash likely to upend fishing this year -- and maybe next  Jan 31, 2008 Crescent City Triplicate:  Ominous drop in chinook count  Jan 31, 2008
Newport News :  Salmon groups to present pre-season forecasts, options  Feb 29, 2008 Eureka Reporter:  Managers float warning of ‘disaster’ for 2008 Pacific salmon season   Mar 1, 2008
NOAA Press Release:  Unfavorable ocean conditions likely cause of low 2007 salmon returns along West Coast  Mar 3, 2008 Sacramento  News10:  Salmon Shortage Called "Disaster"; Ban on Fishing May Follow  Mar 4, 2008
AP:  Salmon woes linked to weather  Mar 4, 2008 Eureka Reporter:  Scientists say conditions to blame for low salmon  Mar 5, 2008
Coos Bay World Link:  Ocean blamed for salmon decline  Mar 4, 2008 Dan Bacher:  Fisheries Agency Blames Ocean Conditions for Salmon Decline  Mar 4, 2008  
Coos Bay World Link:  Salmon fishermen: Outlook seems grim, but let's talk  Mar 5, 2008 Times-Standard:  Year of no salmon?  Mar 6, 2008
AP:  Regulators warn fishermen of upcoming restrictions on salmon  Mar 6, 2008 SacBee:  Federal aid sought in decline of salmon  Mar 7, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle Editorial:  Seen any salmon?  Mar 7, 2008 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  WDFW Says Low Coho, Wild Chinook Returns Will Limit Salmon Fishing  Mar 7, 2008
Eureka Reporter:  Representatives want action in response to forecast of problematic salmon season  Mar 7, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle:  Fishery Council weighs salmon options  Mar 8, 2008
Contra Costa Times:  Avoiding a salmon calamity - As population plunges, fishers await possible ban  Mar 9, 2008 Congressman Mike Thompson Press Release:  West Coast Representatives and Senators Call for Disaster Relief for 2008 Salmon Season  Mar 7, 2008
Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations Press Release:  Fishermen, Tribes and Enviros Propose Solutions to the Salmon Crisis  Mar 7, 2008 SacBee:  Salmon fishing ban mulled in California as run suffers record plunge  Mar 10, 2008
San Jose Mercury News:  Panel to consider ban on California salmon fishing  Mar 10, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle:  Feds warn entire salmon season could be halted  Mar 12, 2008
Coos Bay World:  Salmon numbers crash  Mar 12, 2008 AP:  Oregon chinook season canceled  Mar 12, 2008
Dan Bacher:  Emergency Salmon Fishing Closure on California and Oregon Coast   Mar 12, 2008 SacBee:  Officials shut salmon fishing in seven coastal areas off CA, OR  Mar 13, 2008
Times-Standard:  Council weighs salmon struggle against fishing  Mar 13, 2008 Coos Bay World Link:  Critical salmon situation calls for creativity  Mar 13, 2008  
Herald and News:  Rick Sheppard: Fishing in decline  Mar 14, 2008 Herald and News:  Richard Goche: Dealing with an ongoing disaster  Mar 14, 2008
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Low California Salmon Runs Prompt Coastal Fishing Closures  Mar 14, 2008 Oregonian:  Coastal areas brace for salmon shutdown  Mar 14, 2008
UK Independent:  US west coast braced for ban on salmon fishing as stocks collapse  Mar 14, 2008 Coos Bay WorldProposal calls for no Chinook season in OR/CAL  Mar 14, 2008
AP:  Salmon Fishing Ban Possible This Year  Mar 14, 2008 Dan Bacher:  Dire Situation of Sacramento River Chinook Run Results In Probable Closures  Mar 14, 2008
Times-Standard:  Prognosis negative for salmon fishing  Mar 15, 2008 Curry Coastal Pilot:  Summer Ocean Fishing Off Brookings in Jeopardy  Mar 15, 2008
Salem Statesman Journal:  Shutdown on salmon a major blow to anglers  Mar 16, 2008 Coos Bay World Link:  Options set for salmon season  Mar 16, 2008
Oregonian Editorial:  The salmon crisis arrives  Mar 17, 2008 Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife Press Release:  Oregon ’s Chinook Salmon 2008 Fisheries  Mar 14, 2008
The Salinas Californian:  Salmon ban has ripple effect  Mar 17, 2008 Statesman Journal:  Meeting set to discuss salmon season options  Mar 19, 2008
Pioneer Press:  Counterspin:  Salmon problems will hit home - I guarantee  Mar 19, 2008 Oregonian:  Limits likely for fall chinook fishing on Oregon 's rivers   Mar 20, 2008
Dan Bacher:  Broad Coalition Proposes Solutions to the Salmon Crisis  Mar 20, 2008 Northwest Fishletter :  NW Salmon Runs Dodge A Bullet  Mar 20, 2008
AP:  Commerce Department to consider West Coast salmon disaster  Mar 20, 2008 Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife Press Release:  Fish and Wildlife Commission hears about salmon and sea lions  Mar 21, 2008
Columbia Basin BulletinLow West Coast Salmon Returns; Why The Variations?  Mar 21, 2008 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  PRMC Meeting To Set Fisheries; Seeks Task Force On Causes For Decline  Mar 21, 2008
Coos Bay KCBY TV:  Fish and wildlife commission listen to public comment on salmon season  Mar 21, 2008 Dan Bacher:  Looming Salmon Closures Will Hurt Coastal and Inland Communities  March 22, 2008
AP:  Commentary: Relief for Fishing Industry Needs to Come Quickly  Mar 24, 2008 Times-Standard:  Eureka salmon hearing set for April 1  Mar 25, 2008
Yakima Herald:  Washington state, tribes fight sea lions for fish on Columbia River  Mar 25, 2008 Crescent City Triplicate:  Ocean fishing ruling looms  Mar 28, 2008
Coos Bay World Link:  Meeting Monday on salmon options  Mar 27, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Opinion:  Salmon run will collapse unless we reverse underlying causes of ...  Mar 28, 2008
Dan Bacher:  SalmonAid Fundraiser in Berkeley Saturday, March 29, 4 to 8 pm  Mar 28, 2008 Crescent City Triplicate:  The formula for allotting salmon  Mar 29, 2008
Times-Standard:  Klamath could be bright spot in a dark salmon fishing year  Mar 30, 2008 Felice Pace:  Salmon Numbers and Salmon Politics - The PFMC Comes to Eureka April 1st!  Mar 30, 2008
Eugene Register-Guard:  Commercial trollers express support for full closure of season  April 1, 2008 Coos Bay World Link:  Community leaders: We lose with any salmon option  April 1, 2008
Times-Standard:  Salmon fishers show frustration  April 2, 2008 Eugene Register-Guard:  Fishermen urge probe into decline of salmon  April 3, 2008
Times-Standard:  Fishermen take salmon pleas to Washington   April 3, 2008 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Spring Chinook Fishing Hot; New Tangle Net Data Could Boost Commercial Catch  April 4, 2008
Newport News :  Efforts aim at mitigation of fishing restrictions  April 4, 2008 Salem Statesman Journal:  Fish council to review salmon seasons in Seattle meetings   April 4, 2008
AP:  Calif. salmon collapse may lead to Pacific fishing ban  April 5, 2008 Times-Standard Opinion:  The ocean salmon season debate  April 6, 2008
Times-Standard Opinion:  The salmon phantom  April 7, 2008 Oregonian:  Pacific Coast salmon fishing will be all but off-limits this summer  April 9, 2008
Coos Bay World Link:  Chinook season closed  April 11, 2008 Northwest Fishletter :  PFMC Closes Most of West Coast To All Chinook Fishing  April 11, 2008
Oregonian:  Wyden, Smith, DeFazio ask for disaster declaration for salmon  April 11, 2008 San Jose Mercury News:  Schwarzenegger signs bill to help salmon fishing industry  April 11, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle:  End of coast's 150-year-old fishery looms  April 12, 2008 San Mateo County Times:  Fishermen try 'Plan B' after salmon loss  April 12, 2008
Grays Harbor Daily World:  Gregoire behind fishermen  April 12, 2008 Sac Bee:  State panel to vote on drastic California salmon fishing cutback  April 12, 2008
Eureka Reporter:  Schwarzenegger commended for quick response to fisheries closure  April 12, 2008 Sac Bee Editorial:  Save the salmon  April 13, 2008
UPI:  Is Calif. salmon fishery finished?  April 13, 2008 Oregonian:  Collapse of chinook season devastates salmon trollers  April 13, 2008
California Gov. Schwarzenegger Press Release:  Schwarzenegger Takes Action to Address Impacts of Salmon Fishery Closures  April 10, 2008 Crescent City Triplicate:  Prospects brighter for river fishing  April 12, 2008
New York Times Editorial:  The Trouble With Salmon  April 15, 2008 Crosscut:  So much talk about so few fish  April 15, 2008
Times-Standard:  Lawmakers briefed on salmon disaster  April 18, 2008 Dan Bacher:  Salmon Closure 2008 - NEVER AGAIN: Ten Actions You Need to Take Now!  April 18, 2008
Newport News :  Newport public forum to focus on 'salmon disaster'  April 18, 2008 Times-Standard:  Salmon ban hits local businesses  April 18, 2008
Tillamook Headlight Herald:  Fishers wait for federal salmon fishery failure declaration  April 22, 2008 Christian Science Monitor:  Fishermen hit hard by closure of West Coast salmon fishing  April 23, 2008
Newport News :  Forum participants focus on long-term salmon recovery solutions  April 23, 2008 Oregonian:  Governors ask for emergency fish funds  April 23, 2008
Seattle PI:  Report cites hazards of commercial fishing off the West Coast  April 25, 2008 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Governors Push For Emergency Funds For Salmon Fishermen, Businesses  April 25, 2008
Crescent City Triplicate:  Gauging the cost of fishing closure  April 26, 2008 NOAA Press Release:  “Fishery Failure” Declared for West Coast Salmon Fishery  May 1, 2008

Reuters:  US closes most of West Coast to salmon fishing  May 1, 2008

Oregonian:  Salmon's gone, so is the season  May 1, 2008
Oregonian:  Smith seeks $290 million in salmon disaster aid  May 1, 2008 Sac Bee:  Salmon ban aid clears hurdle  May 2, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle:  All salmon fishing banned on West Coast  May 2, 2008 Seattle Times:  California chinook fishery's collapse a disaster  May 2, 2008
Herald and News:  Salmon closure worst in history - Shutdown is not related to Klamath issues May 2, 2008 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Commerce Secretary Declares West Coast Fishery Failure; Opens Door for Disaster Relief   May 2, 2008
Eugene Register-Guard:  Fishermen to receive disaster assistance  May 2, 2008 Oregonian Opinion:  Sorting through our salmon mystery  May 2, 2008
LA Times Editorial:  THE FUTURE IS NOW - Trolling for answers  May 3, 2008 Register-Guard Outdoors:  It’s time to cast a (head)line and reel in some good salmon news  May 6, 2008
Tillamook Headlight Herald:  Feds' fish aid plans pending  May 6, 2008 New York Times:  Oregon salmon fishermen go after other catch  May 9, 2008
Vancouver Sun:  Salmon crisis threatens ecology and culture  May 12, 2008 Vancouver Sun:  Salmon crisis threatens ecology and culture  May 12, 2008
Times-Standard:  Salmon aid injected into farm bill  May 13, 2008 Chico Enterprise Record Editorial:  Anglers pay for ocean problems  May 14, 2008
Crescent City Triplicate:  Spring salmon season off to good start on Klamath  May 14, 2008 Crescent City Triplicate:  Long-sought repairs could disrupt fishing  May 14, 2008
Crescent City Triplicate:  Good fishing is good business  May 14, 2008 U.S. House: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing on Management of West Coast Salmon Fisheries Agenda   May 15, 2008
Laura Anderson, Local Ocean Seafoods:  Written Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing  May 15, 2008 Joel Kawahara, Commercial Fisherman:  Written Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing  May 15, 2008
James Litchfield, Northwest River Partners:  Written Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing  May 15, 2008 Rodney R. McInnis, National Marine Fisheries Service - NOAA:  Written Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing  May 15, 2008
Jason Peltier, Director, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority:  Written Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing  May 15, 2008 Richard Pool, Owner of Pro-Troll Fishing Products:  Written Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing  May 15, 2008
Dr. Jack E. Williams, Senior Scientist, Trout Unlimited:  Written Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing  May 15, 2008 Roger Thomas, Golden Gate Fishermen’s Association:  Written Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans Oversight Hearing  May 15, 2008
Coos Bay World Link: Fishermen now left fishing for funding  May 14, 2008 Dan Bacher:  A Perfect Storm: House Panel Will Hold Hearing on West Coast Salmon  May 14, 2008
Sac Bee:  Democrats bash feds over salmon collapse  May 15, 2008 Thomas and Pool:  Special Report on Washington D.C. Salmon Collapse Hearing  May 20, 2008
Family Farm Alliance :  Report on House Hearing on West Coast Salmon Fisheries  May 21, 2008 Times-Standard:  Congress bucks Bush veto on salmon money in Farm Bill  May 24, 2008
Seattle PI:  Aid On Its Way to Salmon Industry  May 25, 2008 Eureka Reporter:  The ups and downs of ocean fishing  May 27, 2008
Stockton Record:  DFG moves to solve salmon mystery  May 28, 2008 Crescent City Triplicate:  County decides to postpone ramp repair  May 28, 2008
Northwest Fishletter :  U.S. , Canada Cut New Harvest Deal To Save More Chinook  May 28, 2008 Contra Costa Times:  Fishers Struggle with Salmon Shutdown  June 2, 2008
Pioneer Press:  Salmon cool  June 4, 2008 Eureka Reporter:  NOAA plans to implement annual catch limits to stem over-fishing  June 7, 2008
Oregon Public Broadcasting:  Oregon Coast Feels Pinch Of Economic Slowdown  June 9, 2008 AP:  Salmon funds may be reduced  June 12, 2008
AP:  Salmon funds may be reduced  June 12, 2008 Dan Bacher:  Bush Tries to Raid Salmon Disaster Funds  June 12, 2008
Capital Press:  Congress: Save our fishing families June 27, 2008 Oregonian:  FEMA says Oregon salmon shutdown doesn't merit disaster relief  July 11, 2008
San Jose Mercury News:  On land and at sea, two men grapple with a cursed summer  July 17, 2008 Klamath River Keepers Press Release:  Un-Dam the Klamath Action Meeting for Commercial Fishing Community to be held in Coos Bay  Aug 12, 2008
Halfmoon Bay Review:  Ocean Protection Council hears from fishermen  Sept 11, 2008 Oregonian:  Feds release millions in salmon disaster aid for West Coast fishermen  Sept 17, 2008
Times-Standard:  Salmon aid on the way  Sept 18, 2008 AP:  Government says salmon disaster money on its way  Sept 18, 2008
Oregonian Opinion:  Another rescue at sea (Klamath + Salmon)  Sept 18, 2008 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  NOAA's Fisheries Releases Disaster Aid To West Coast Salmon Fishing Industry  Sept 19, 2008
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  New Study Says 'Catch-Shares' Strategy Can Rescue Failing Fisheries  Sept 19, 2008 Curry Pilot:  Lawmakers Tell Bush 'Hands Off' Salmon Relief Money  Sept 20, 2008
Crescent City Triplicate:  Fishing-related disaster relief now available  Sept 18, 2008 Dan Bacher:  Bush Withholds Salmon Disaster Money As He Pushes For Corporate Bailout!  Sept 22, 2008
Curry County Reporter:  Salmon fishermen offered $100 million in relief  Sept 24, 2008 Times-Standard Opinion:  What do they have against us?  Sept 27, 2008
Oregonian:  Commercial fishermen propose no-fishing zone near Port Orford  Sept 29, 2008 Coos Bay World Link:  Salmon aid in the mail this week - for some  Sept 30, 2008
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:  Salmon fishermen apply for disaster relief aid  Oct 3, 2008 Dan Bacher:  Bush, Schwarzenegger and the Wise Use Movement: The Crushing of Public Trust Fishing Rights  Nov 3, 2008
Oregonian Opinion:  How will we know when we catch the last fish?  Nov 3, 2008 Los Angeles Times:  Major Change Planned for West Coast Fisheries  Nov 9, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle Editorial:  A promising share-the-catch plan for California fisheries  Nov 12, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Editorial:  A promising share-the-catch plan for California fisheries  Nov 12, 2008
World Business Council for Sustainable Development:  The Real Price of Farmed Salmon  Nov 11, 2008  Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Commerce Declares Puget Sound Sockeye Fisheries Commercial Fishery Failure  Nov 14, 2008
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Will Review Mandated By Congress Shift Columbia Basin Hatchery, Harvest Strategies?   Nov 14, 2008 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Appeals Court Calls Challenge To Fish Accords Moot Due To Tardiness  Nov 14, 2008
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Bi-State Fisheries Advisory Group Meets Monday on Harvest Allocation Plan  Nov 14, 2008 San Francisco Weekly:  Klamath Deal is Cold Comfort for SF Bay Salmon Fishermen  Nov 19, 2008
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  NOAA Releases Additional $70 Million Disaster Aid To West Coast Salmon Fishing Industry  Dec 5, 2008 Dan Bacher:  December 31 is Deadline for Salmon Relief  Dec 22, 2008
Times-Standard:  Fishing groups push for inclusion in stimulus  Dec 27, 2008 AP:  Bad harvest, low demand threaten Pacific fishermen  Dec 28, 2008
Crescent City Triplicate:  Ocean fishing hopes raised - Klamath River chinook count is up this year  Feb 11, 2009 Oregon Public Broadcasting:  Mixed Bag In Ocean Salmon Fishing Forecast  Feb 26, 2009
Coos Bay World Link:  Salmon seasons outlook mixed  Feb 27, 2009 Crescent City Triplicate/AP:  Ocean salmon fishing unlikely  Feb 27, 2009
Northwest Cable News:  Sea lion trapping starts Monday  March 1, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle:  Ban proposed on ocean salmon fishing  Mar 9, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle:  Salmon season may shut down again this year  Mar 9, 2009 Umpqua Post:  Coho fishing holds promise; Chinook fishing likely to be nil  Mar 9, 2009
KCBS:  Bay Area Salmon Fishermen Brace for the Worst  Mar 9, 2009 Environmental Group Combined Press Release:  Environmental and Fishing Communities Speak Out on Salmon Crisis  Mar 10, 2009
AP:  Calif. salmon season prospects dim; Ore. limited  Mar 12, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle:  Ban On Commercial Fishing of Chinook Extended in CA, OR  Mar 13, 2009
Santa Rosa Press Democrat:  As expected, no commercial salmon fishing this year  Mar 13, 2009 Dan Bacher:  Another Year of No Salmon Fishing off California Coast  Mar 13, 2009
Times-Standard:  Small hope for salmon fishermen  Mar 13, 2009
Times-Standard Editorial:  The North Coast needs a salmon season  Mar 15, 2009
Oregonian:  Ocean salmon seasons on brink of big changes  Mar 29, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle:  Fish tales, sad ones, from SF fishermen  Mar 29, 2009
Times-Standard Letter:  2009 salmon season  Mar 31, 2009 Times-Standard:  Fishermen look to Pacific Council to adopt short Nor Cal season  April 1, 2009
Times-Standard Editorial:  Pretty please give us a salmon season  April 3, 2009 Santa Rosa Press Democrat:  Nothing to catch  April 5, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle:  Salmon fishing banned off California, Oregon  April 8, 2009 Reuters:  Ban on salmon fishing a blow to California, Oregon  April 8, 2009
Oregonian:  Oregon coast commercial salmon season curtailed again  April 8, 2009 Earthjustice Press Release California Salmon Season Cancelled for Second Year  April 8, 2009
Times-Standard:  Salmon season a go for 10 glorious days   April 9, 2009 Times-Standard:  Salmon season on  April 9, 2009
Dan Bacher:  Fished out - Ocean conditions - Delta pumping lead to another dismal year for salmon  April 9, 2009 Seattle Times:  Final marine salmon seasons set for 2009-10  April 10, 2009
Salem Statesman-Journal:  Fall-run Chinook lags; coho run will be huge  April 10, 2009 Columbia Basin Bulletin:  PFMC Again Recommends Closing Most Salmon Fishing Off California, Southern Oregon Coast  April 10, 2009
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Salmon Fishing Opportunities To Increase North Of Cape Falcon, Columbia River  April 10, 2009 Oregonian Commentary:  Coho seasons comeback on the Oregon Coast  April 10, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curry County Reporter:  Coho fishing ‘on'; Chinook season very limited: Brookings-Harbor ...  April 15, 2009 OR Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Press Release:  ODFW seeks input on upcoming coho, fall chinook salmon seasons  April 16, 2009
Northwest Fishletter Salmon Closure Hits Cal, More Opportunity In NW Waters  April 16, 2009 Sacramento Bee:  Recreational salmon fishing curtailed  April 21, 2009
AP:  Governors seek salmon disaster declaration  April 21, 2009 Imperial Valley News:  Governor Schwarzenegger Addresses Impacts of Vote to Close Salmon ...  April 21, 2009
Newport News Times:  Salmon season looking bleak  April 22, 2009
Times-Standard:  State-commissioned study looks deep into commercial fisheries  April 30, 2009
AP:  Commerce Dept. releases $53M for salmon disaster  April 30, 2009 Portland Business Journal:  Salmon disaster declared, again  April 30, 2009
Oregonian Commentary:  Legislature wants closer look at salmon issues  April 30, 2009 Humboldt Beacon:  Governor issues disaster declaration; commercial salmon fishing closed  April 30, 2009
Imperial Valley News:  Schwarzenegger Statement Following Commerce Secretary's Salmon Disaster Declaration  May 1, 2009  Times-Standard:  Salmon disaster bucks released  May 1, 2009
Columbia Basin Bulletin:  Oregon Senators Urge Another $9.8 Million In Salmon Fishing Disaster Funds   May 15, 2009
Crescent City Triplicate:  Aid offered to firms hit by salmon closures  May 26, 2009 Redding Record-Searchlight:  Salmon fishing restrictions extended another year  May 28, 2009
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Press Release:  Commission approves coastal coho, fall chinook seasons  June 5, 2009
Eureka Times-Standard:  Springers on the Klamath -- location plus patience equals success  June 16, 2009
Seattle Times:  Summer salmon fishing should be great  June 21, 2009 Mike Hudson:  Protect Endangered Fish, Save the Fishermen  Aug 19, 2009
Crescent City Triplicate:  Short salmon season has harbor buzzing  Sept 2, 2009
Oregonian:   Ocean reopens to salmon off the Columbia  Sept 3, 2009
Times-Standard:  Fishermen turn to halibut and tuna during slow salmon fishing  Sept 3, 2009 Longview, WA Daily News Commentary:  How fishing can aid wild salmon  Sept 6, 2009
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oregon Trollers / Coastal Fishermen and Klamath Project Farmers Working Together:

 

Klamath Courier:  Klamath Irrigators and Commercial Fishermen –The Adversary  May 11, 2005 KWUA Press Release:  Farmers and Fisherman Sign Cooperative Agreement  May 27, 2005
Herald and News:  Farmers, new fishing group to work on water together  June 1, 2005 Coos Bay: Trollers, irrigators resolve water differences  July 4, 2005
SeattlePI:  Plan would expand offshore fish farms  June 6, 2005 Klamath Courier:  Coastal Fishermen meet with Klamath Water Users - What Happened to Klamath River Salmon  Jan 25, 2006
Klamath Courier:  "They misspent $20 million dollars"  (Coastal Fishermen and Klamath Farmers Part 2)  Feb 1, 2006 Klamath Courier:   They did not restore the Klamath salmon in 20 years  Feb 8, 2006
Coos Bay World:  Farmers, fishermen discover common ground on Klamath   May 4, 2006 KBC:  Senator Whitsett in Coos Bay with fishermen and farmers   May 9, 2006
Klamath Courier:  Klamath, Coos representatives meet   May 10, 2006 Klamath Courier:  As I See It - Civic Proud  by Pat Ratliff   May 10, 2006
Silicon Valley:  Rep Eshoo calls fishery disaster declaration a first step   July 7, 2006 Small Business Disaster Assistance Loan Guarantee Program for California Salmon   July 7, 2006
AP:  Salmon Fishermen May Soon Get Aid   July 7, 2006 Los Angeles Times:  US Offers Help to Salmon Industry   July 7, 2006
CBS 5, CA:  Governor Statement: Emergency for Salmon Fishermen   July 7, 2006 Yuba Net:  Feinstein On West Coast Fishery Disaster Declaration   July 7, 2006
Family Farm Alliance Issue Alert!:  Alliance Applauds Fish Declaration   Aug 11, 2006 Senator Doug Whitsett:  Klamath Farmer - Coastal Fishermen Meeting In Merrill - What We Learned   Oct 22, 2006
Herald and News:  Coalition pushes for storage   Oct 22, 2006 Coos Bay World Link:  Fishermen, farmers agree on ideas for Klamath River fixes   Oct 23, 2006 
Pioneer Press:  Farmers, fishermen meet - "Klamath on the coast"  Oct 25, 2006 KBC:  Farmers and fishermen have Klamath solutions   Oct 29, 2006
KBC:  Blue-Collar Solutions   Oct 29, 2006 Crescent City Triplicate:  Klamath River parties hold meeting of the minds   Mar 27, 2007
Pioneer Press:  Because We Live Here by Lance Waldren   April 11, 2007 Pioneer Press:  Crab, spuds and suds   April 25, 2007
Capital Press:  Fishermen and farmers lose a friend, advocate  June 1, 2007 Coos Bay World Link:  Ocean blamed for salmon decline  Mar 4, 2008
Dan Bacher:  Fisheries Agency Blames Ocean Conditions for Salmon Decline  Mar 4, 2008 Coos Bay World Link:  Critical salmon situation calls for creativity  Mar 13, 2008
Dan Bacher:  Assembly Approves Salmon Relief Bill As Fishery Collapses  Mar 26, 2008 Statesman Journal Opinion:  Another View: Oregon , California salmon  April 1, 2008
Vancouver Sun:  Coastal salmon fishery faces 'disaster' of a season  April 9, 2008 AP:  Salmon Season Could Be Curtailed  April 10, 2008
Coos Bay World Link:  Salmon fleets seek political help  April 10, 2008 Coos Bay World Link:  Update: Salmon fleet still hopeful for funds  April 10, 2008
Sac Bee:  Decision on salmon fishing ban due today  April 10, 2008 Eureka Reporter:  ‘Disaster for West Coast’  April 10, 2008
Oregonian Editorial:  A fishery in shambles  April 10, 2008 Dan Bacher:  Fishery Council Closes Salmon Fishing Off Oregon and California   April 10, 2008
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski:  Oregon Governor Orders State Agencies to Help Families and ...  April 10, 2008 Daily Green:  Chinook Salmon Kaput  April 11, 2008
LA Times:  US halts commercial salmon season  April 11, 2008 Idaho Mountain Express and Guide:  Environmentalists: Agreements won’t save salmon  April 11, 2008
Oregonian:  Salmon closure hits Winchester Bay hard  May 12, 2008 Andy Parker:  Commercial fishermen question salmon plan  Oct 29, 2008
Times-Standard:  Fishing season looking at another hit  April 7, 2009  
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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