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Fishermen’s group announces strategic plan to recover salmon

Posted by: Maven on April 9, 2008 at 6:42 am

From Dan Bacher at IndyBay.org:

The Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA), at an historic press conference in Sacramento in March, released the outline of its strategic plan for the recovery of California salmon stocks and the restoration of the watersheds supporting the fish. This plans seeks to hold the state and federal governments and the water contractors accountable for the unmitigated destruction of the salmon fishery. This proposal comes at a time when commercial and recreational fishermen off the Oregon and California face a complete salmon fishing closure because of the unprecedented collapse of the Central Valley fall run chinook population.

Although the Bush and Schwarzenegger adminstrations have tried to blame “ocean conditions” for the dramatic decline of Sacramento River chinooks, increases in water exports out of the California Delta and declining water quality undoubtedly play a huge role in the collapse.

Porgans and Associates, PCFFA and NOWWE plan to publish a series of White Papers regarding their comprehensive plan to recover salmon and restore watersheds over the course of the next several months.

Read the rest of this story from Dan Bacher at IndyBay.org by clicking here.

April 9, 2008 · Filed Under Wildlife & Endangered Species

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