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Barry Nelson: About myths, water and California’s salmon industry

Posted by: Maven on March 17, 2010 at 7:50 am

From Barry Nelson at the NRDC Switchboard blog:

“Three cheers to the Los Angeles Times for running this column “Deceptive Arguments are Being Made in California’s Water Wars” by Michael Hiltzik about the misleading arguments made by some in the current debate over California water policy and protections for the Bay-Delta ecosystem and its fisheries.

The column points out that unemployment in the Central Valley is a long-term problem, exacerbated mostly by water rights and drought — not fisheries protections. But perhaps the most important point is the often overlooked linkage between the mismanagement of water projects and the collapse of California’s salmon runs – leading to a two-year closure of the salmon fishery, along with the loss of thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars to commercial and recreational fishing communities. … “

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March 17, 2010 · Filed Under Wildlife & Endangered Species

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