Jan 16, 2012

ACTION ALERT:  Spring Chinook Allocation decreases to Sport and increases to Gillnetters!

Recent announcements by WDFW and ODFW staff indicate they will be moving to cut recreational sport fishing seasons on the Columbia River for spring chinook.  Specifically, for 2012 the harvest matrix the agencies use to allocate Spring Chinook ESA impacts in the Columbia decreases sport fisheries by nearly 17%!Last year, the sharing agreement for ESA impacts was 60% sport and 35% commercial.  This year the sport share of the ESA impacts decreases to 50% and the gillnet share increases to 45%!   Read More