Northwest Public Radio reported on a study by the non-profit research organization Climate Central and the University of Arizona that predicts rising seas due to climate change will cover coastal…
From the Seattle Times:
Buried deep within the 298 pages of the proposed Senate operating budget for 2009-11 is the possible closure of the Voights Creek Hatchery on the Puyallup River watershed.
The long-standing hatchery in Orting, which has been producing salmon since 1917, pumps out a massive 780,000 yearling coho and 1.6 million hatchery-marked chinook annually.
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In addition to this piece in the PI, Frank also released a statement here. Seattle PI: A lot of misplaced anger will be directed at the Pacific Fishery Management Council…
WASHINTTON COAST (March 1, 2002) -- Harvest of blackcod, one of the economic pillars of the coastal tribal communities, has been cut by 37 percent this season. The oily bottom-dwelling…