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A WEEKLY QUOTA OF FISHERY SHORTS CAUGHT AND
LANDED BY THE INSTITUTE FOR FISHERIES RESOURCES
AND THE PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS
VOL. 08, NO. 01 4 JULY 2003
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"Those now in charge of the federal government are upper-crust C
students who know no history or geography, plus not-so-closeted white
supremacists, aka 'Christians,' and plus, most frightening, psychopathic
personalities, or 'Pps'." ...............Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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IN THIS ISSUE.......
Salmon Barbecue, Salmon Giving Highlight 4th of July
Celebrations on US West Coast. 8:01/01
PFMC Salmon Model Workgroup Meeting. 8:01/03
Locke Signs Bill Crippling Washington State Water
Law Enforcement. 8:01/06
Labeling Standards Spark Heated Debates In Washington
And Europe. 8:01/11
Alaska To Offer Leases For Onshore Oil Drilling Around
Bristol Bay. 8:01/13
AND MORE......
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8:01/01. WORLD'S LARGEST SALMON BARBECUE, FREE
SALMON HIGHLIGHT US FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS ON
WEST COAST: Celebrations for Independence Day in the United States
this year will include a "Salmon Giving" on 4 July in Half Moon Bay,
California where fresh troll kings will be given to the public by members
of the fishing fleet (beginning at 1100 HRS at Pillar Point Harbor). The
following day, further up the California coast in Fort Bragg, the 32nd
Annual "World's Largest Salmon Barbecue" will again be held along the
Noyo River to raise funds for salmon restoration programs. "This season
has been the best in at least 15 years. The salmon are big and they're
abundant," said veteran Half Moon Bay fisherman Duncan MacLean.
"This give-away of fish for the Fourth is our way of saying thanks to
Mother Nature for the wet winters that filled our salmon rivers with
water and great oceanic conditions creating this spectacular harvest. It is
also our way of thanking the American public for all the support they
have given fishing families and our fishing communities."
In the lore of Native Americans is the story of the Salmon King who
came to the people who were starving and offered up the salmon for the
people to eat. In return for the salmon sacrificing themselves as food, the
King asked only that the people care for the home of the salmon.
Unfortunately many salmon runs have been decimated in the course of
the nation's history when the streams, where these fish spawn and their
young are reared, were damaged or destroyed. "What we are seeing this
season is what happens when we take care of the salmon's home," said
PCFFA President Pietro Parravano, a Half Moon Bay fisherman also,
and a member of the Pew Oceans Commission. "So many of our
nation's and the world's fisheries are in trouble and fishing communities
are in disarray, but the salmon give us hope. They tell us that if we fish
responsibly and care for their habitat the fish will be there to sustain us -
to nourish our bodies and our souls and provide for our economic
needs."
Along California's Mendocino Coast, in the port of Fort Bragg,
fishermen have worked hard to protect the salmon's home, cooking
salmon and raising funds for over 30 years to pay for salmon restoration
projects. This year's barbecue will be held Saturday, the 5th, and again
features grilled wild king salmon, corn-on-the-cob (not genetically
modified), green salad, sourdough French bread with lots of local wine
and micro-brews to wash it down (see Sublegals, 5:26/06). The event
begins at 1100 HRS and is followed after dusk by fireworks over the
outer bay. For more information on the barbecue, go to:
http://www.salmonrestoration.com/bbqmain.html or contact
brad@salmonrestoration.com. For information on the Salmon Giving
contact Duncan MacLean at: (415) 987-3639 or b-faye@pacbell.net.
"Wild Chinook salmon, with its exquisite rich flavor, deep orange-red
color and dense-yet-tender texture represents everything that's right with
life in the Pacific Northwest. Farm raised doesn't even come close in
quality," writes Jan Roberts-Dominguez in her 3 July Eugene Oregon
Register-Guard article, "Fresh Approach: Salmon represents all that's
right in the West." Roberts-Dominguez continues, "so, if you fancy
yourself a salmon lover, then getting your hands on a wild chinook while
it's available is a must, even with the slightly heftier price tag attached.
After all, wild salmon are a prized commodity. From the Sacramento
River drainage north throughout Oregon, Washington, British Columbia
and Alaska, it wasn't long ago that these fish teemed in most of the
West's coastal rivers." So if you can't pull one up on your line, then head
for Half Moon Bay or Fort Bragg or the nearest port or Farmer's Market
(where there are fishermen) or honest retailer to get your fix of fresh
king (chinook) salmon. Roberts-Dominguez piece is at:
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2003/07/03/fd.fresh.0702.html.
Also see David Helvarg's article,
"Sustainable Seafood: Why Consumer's Choice Matters" in the
July/August issue of Green Guide 97 at:
http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc.mhtml?i=97&s=seafood.
8:01/02. SUPERMARKET CHAIN FEATURES WILD SALMON:
Kroger Company, one of the largest supermarket chains in the United
States, has begun a summer-long campaign to promote wild salmon in
86 stores across the country according to Supermarket News. Banners
with the slogan "Want Something Wild? Wild Alaskan Salmon At
Kroger" will be on display is those stores' seafood departments through
August. The promotion started earlier this month with cooking
demonstrations by chefs in 20 stores. This promotion adds to the
growing interest among retailers for wild salmon. Other wild salmon
promotion campaigns are already underway at Whole Foods markets and
at restaurants in several National Parks. For Kroger's locations near you
see: http://www.kroger.com/index.htm.
8:01/03. PFMC SALMON MODEL WORKGROUP MEETING:
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (PFMC) Model Evaluation
Workgroup (MEW) will hold a work session to discuss documentation
of the chinook (king salmon) Fishery Regulation Assessment Model
(FRAM). The work session, open to the public, will be held Thursday,
24 July from 0900 to 1600 HRS. The purpose of the session is to
establish a process for developing model documentation for the chinook
FRAM, and to prioritize and schedule upcoming tasks. It will be held in
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices at 510 Desmond
Drive SE, Room 261 in Lacey, Washington; tel: (360) 753-9580. For
additional information, contact Chuck Tracy at (503) 820-2280 or go to:
http://www.pcouncil.org/events/2003/mew0703.html.
8:01/04. FORMER TYSON EXECUTIVE NAMED TO HEAD
SEAFOOD PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE. Intrafish reported 2 July
that Seafood Producers Cooperative (SPC) has hired Thomas
McLaughlin as the new President/CEO of the Bellingham,
Washington-based fishermen's organization. McLaughlin has over 30
years experience in the food industry and most recently was general
manager for a Tyson Foods' subsidiary, Culinary Foods Division. He
succeeds Barry Lester who will step down on 31 December. SPC,
formerly called the Halibut Producers Cooperative, primarily deals in
salmon, halibut and blackcod with plants in Bellingham and Sitka,
Alaska. However it also has members and buys fish in California and
Oregon. "California Gold" is the label used by SPC to promote its
California salmon pack. For more information, go to:
http://www.intrafish.com/articlef.php?articleID=35980.
8:01/05. NEW SALMON RESEARCH CENTER ESTABLISHED
AT PULLMAN: The 21 June Spokesman Review reports that scientists
from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Washington State
University (WSU) and the University of Idaho met 20 June in Pullman,
Washington to announce the establishment of the Cooperative Institute
for Salmon Research & Science, to be located on the WSU campus, for
the purpose of pooling expertise in salmon research. It is intended to
"house scientists looking for new ways to preserve and improve salmon
stocks in the region" and will initially include 15 research projects and a
possible $18 million in funding. According to NMFS scientist Penny
Swanson, with the federal fishery agency's Northwest Fisheries Science
Center, the new institute will look for ways to preserve and increase
native salmon populations, preserve genetic diversity and minimize
negative interactions between hatchery and wild salmon.
Swanson, who has worked on salmon recovery efforts in the
Columbia River, said there's much more to know about what affects a
salmon's survival than just habitat. "It strikes me how little we do know
about its fundamental biology," she said. "We don't know what
chemicals can do to harm or help salmon." Usha Varansi, who directs
the NMFS Northwest Center went on to say, "The salmon is a cultural
and economic icon of the Pacific Northwest. Our challenge is to study
the species in its entirety. No scientific group by itself can do all of it."
For more, search the archives at:
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news.
8:01/06. GOVERNOR LOCKE SIGNS BILL CRIPPLING
WASHINGTON STATE WATER LAW ENFORCEMENT: A week
before scientists announced the establishment of a center to study
salmon biology (see 8:01/05 above), the State of Washington was
undoing protection of salmon habitat. On 20 June, Washington Governor
Gary Locke signed S.B. 5028, containing a provision (Section 1(3))
specifically forbidding state environmental agencies from using state
water quality laws to restrict water diversions to protect water quality
(see Sublegals, 7:24/07). In other words, if the total diversions of water
from a state waterway decrease the total instream flows so much that the
waterway can no longer meet minimal water quality standards or
destroys other beneficial uses (i.e., fish and wildlife), the state will now
be prohibited from doing anything about it. The legislation was pushed
by state agribusiness interests. To read the bill, search the Washington
Legislative Index at: http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/bills.cfm.
Washington is now just one of two states to give up this basic clean
water authority. Colorado, the only other state with this barrier to
enforcement, has already been sanctioned by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) for its lack of protection of instream flows.
Coupled with increasing water demand, widespread over-appropriation,
and a dismal record in punishing illegal water use, this additional lack of
authority to act is likely to make Washington's salmon restoration efforts
much more difficult wherever lack of instream flows is a limiting factor
for salmon. Washington State Tribes, who by Treaty have legally
recognized senior water rights as well as reserved instream rights needed
to sustain fish and wildlife, were particularly incensed by the signing of
this bill and are considering a suit. "Obviously, water management in
this state is on a collision course with the Tribes and anyone else who
cares about the environment," said Northwest Indian Fisheries
Commission (NWIFC) Chairman Billy Frank, Jr., raising concerns about
the bill's negative impact on threatened and endangered Northwest
salmon. For the NWIFC statement on S.B. 5028, go to:
http://www.nwifc.wa.gov/newsinfo/newsrelsdet.asp?ID=144.
8:01/07. STILL NO WORD FROM JUDGE ON KLAMATH
FLOWS: There is still no word from the U.S. District Court in the case,
PCFFA et al. v. BOR, NMFS (Dist. N. Ca, No. 02-2006-SBA), ruling on
the flows this year for the Klamath River and whether another fish kill
will be allowed if the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) diverts water
to growers in this arid basin (see Sublegals, 7:25/01; 7:24/02; 7:23/11;
7:17/13; 7:16/06; 7:15/07; 7:13/02; 7:09/03). "The essential problem in
the Klamath is unchanged: Too much demand for too little water. Sooner
or later, the Bush administration, Congress and the good folks who live
in the Klamath Basin will have to face this truth," wrote the Oregonian
in a 29 June editorial, "The annual Klamath crisis." "Too many people
still cling to the idea there is more than enough water in the Klamath
Basin, if only so much were not diverted to fish and wildlife." To see
the Oregonian editorial, go to: http://www.oregonlive.com/editorials/
oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/105680210636900.xml.
8:01/08. CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL APPEALS CASE
THAT WOULD ALLOW TIMBER COMPANY TO DEGRADE
WATER QUALITY IN SALMON STREAMS. The Associated Press
reported 30 June that California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has
appealed a Humboldt County Superior Court ruling that rejected the
Northcoast Regional Water Quality Control Board's attempt to require
MAXXAM-owned Pacific Lumber Company (PALCO) from monitoring
water quality near logging operations in the Headwaters Forest.
"Concerned about erosion, the State Water Resources Control Board
(SWRCB) ordered the timber company to monitor the water quality of
the south fork of the Elk River near the logging operation," said the AP
report. "Pacific Lumber argued that it had already filed a timber harvest
plan, which was approved by the [California] Department of Forestry &
Fire Protection, and that this was all that was required. A Humboldt
County Superior Court judge agreed with Pacific Lumber."
The Eel River is home to Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed coho
and coastal chinook salmon runs. The offshore salmon fishery is
regulated in part on the basis of the health of these coastal chinook; if the
runs decline due to PALCO's logging operations, the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) could impose new restrictions on salmon
fishing along California's north coast and southern Oregon. Lockyer filed
his appeal of the case, Pacific Lumber v. California State Water
Resources Control Board, (A102399), on 30 June with the First District
Court of Appeal in San Francisco.
8:01/09. MULTINATIONAL GROUP ESTABLISHED TO PUSH
FARMED SALMON IN NORTH AMERICA: On 24 June in Miami, the
Chilean Salmon Industry Association (SALMONCHILE) signed an
agreement with U.S. and Canadian salmon farming corporations to
create the Salmon of the Americas (SOTA) axis. Chile is now the
world's largest farmed salmon producer, although salmon are not native
to the Southern Hemisphere, and accounts for 50 percent of the U.S.
imports of farmed salmon. Following the signing of the agreement, a
board was selected consisting of four Chilean, four Canadian and two
U.S. members.
SOTA will unveil its public relations strategy in mid-July, according
to Executive Director Alex Trent. Trent's New Jersey company, Market
Action, was hired by the group to organize the initiative, according to an
Intrafish report. "While no firm decisions have been made yet, Trent said
that the campaign will be aimed at retailers, nutritionists, distributors,
restaurants and the media, not consumers. It will be funded by a checkoff
program on farmed salmon produced by its member companies. So far,
about 100 companies from Chile, Canada and the United States have
signed on," reported Intrafish. A website has been established at: at
www.salmonoftheamericas.com. For more information contact, Victor
Mauricio Henriquez (El Mercurio, El Diario) at: skorpio@vtr.net.
8:01/10. INFECTIOUS SALMON ANEMIA INFECTS MAINE
FARMED SALMON AGAIN: On 2 July, Intrafish reported that
infectious salmon anemia (ISA) has spread to the pens of Stolt Sea Farm
of Maine. All twenty-four thousand fish enclosed in the net pen will be
exterminated under the supervision of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) (see Sublegals, 7:24/14; 7:22/01; 7:20/04; 7:09/09;
5:08/09; 5:02/10; 4:14/04; 1:19/03). The Stolt Sea Farm outbreak comes
three weeks after another Maine salmon farm, Heritage Salmon,
announced that it's fish had the disease. Both farms, along with six
others, are located in Cobscook Bay. In 2001, two and a half million fish
in the area were exterminated due to ISA. ISA spreads quickly due to
overcrowding in the net pens and is a threat to the health of the
remaining population of wild Atlantic salmon. For the dangers of farmed
salmon see Sublegals, 7:24/12; 7:24/13. For more on ISA infection, go
to: http://www.intrafish.com/articlea.php?articleID=35989&s=1.
8:01/11. LABELING STANDARDS SPARK HEATED DEBATES
IN WASHINGTON AND EUROPE: Movements to require food
labeling as to country of origin in U.S. markets (see Sublegals, 7:24/11;
7:20/06; 7:15/04; 7:14/14; 5:19/06; 5:17/04; 5:08/03; 5:07/06) and
genetically modified (GMO) ingredients in Europe (see Sublegals,
7:25/08; 7:24/16; 7:18/03) are meeting strong opposition from familiar
faces. In Europe, where the European Union Parliament on 2 July
passed legislation to outline labeling standards for genetically modified
(GM) crops and foodstuffs, public support remains strong for the
labeling of GM food. "There is a strong sense that the United States is
pushing too hard and too fast to serve narrow commercial interests,"
British Democrat Chris Davies said. "There are no certain gains to be
made from growing genetically modified crops in Europe." However,
representatives from the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office are
undeterred with the new guidelines and are likely to move ahead with the
lawsuit it filed with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the
E.U. for an alleged moratorium on the importation of GM foods and
crops. For more see the 3 July Reuters' report at:
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/21376/story.htm or
the 2 July Associated Press story: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/
business/stories.nsf/Business/A7EA1CD28458C75586256D57000C267
0?OpenDocument&Headline=U.S.+opposes+European+plan+for+labeli
ng+genetically+altered+food.
Back in Washington, lobbyists from corporate meatpackers and
grocery chains have convinced the U.S. House of Representatives'
Appropriations Committee to pass an agriculture appropriations bill
without funding for the Country-of-Origin-Labeling program required by
the 2002 Farm Bill.
Interestingly, not all food providers oppose
Country-of-Origin-Labeling (COOL) standards. The Pacific Coast
Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA) and the Institute for
Fisheries Resources (IFR) support the standards because consumer's
have expressed a desire to know more about the food they eat, and they
deserve that basic information. Many other groups like the National
Farmers Union, which represents 300,000 rural family operations, also
support this position. "They [consumers] should be able to differentiate
their product from those countries which may have disease or food safety
concerns. It's a marketing issue and it's a right-to-know issue for
consumers" said spokeswoman Laura Johnston. See the 3 July Kansas
City Star article at:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/6222915.htm.
8:01/12. SUPPORT GROWS FOR AMERICORPS WATERSHED
STEWARDS PROJECT: California officials with the Governor's Office
for Service & Volunteerism (GO SERVE) have notified northern
California's AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project (WSP) staff that
the program will receive at least partial funding for its next three year
funding cycle (see Sublegals, 7:24/01). The announcement was made
based on a full allocation for AmeriCorps as requested in the Bush
Administration's proposed 2004 budget. If passed, that budget would
return full funding to the national community service organization.
However, the budget allocation for 2003 remains far below what is
necessary to fully fund WSP and thousands of other indispensable
programs. Though reports from Congress say that support for fully
funding AmeriCorps is strong, all eyes remain on the Oval Office and an
expected special appropriations request made by the President.
AmeriCorps' WSP has provided crucial support to salmon habitat
restoration and recovery activities in Northern California.
"We should do everything in our power to reward the American men
and women who have chosen to serve the country and their communities
in the hope of meeting the nation's critical education, safety, homeland
security and health needs," wrote U.S. Representative George Miller
(D-CA) in a 16 June, letter to U.S. President George W. Bush. "We
should support, not oppose, efforts to encourage more Americans to
enter public service. It is in this spirit that we urge you to request
additional funding in a supplemental appropriations bill to ensure that
AmeriCorps remains a strong and effective program." For more about
AmeriCorps' WSP, contact: coho@northcoast.com; to see a copy of
Congressman Miller's statement and letter, go to:
http://edworkforce.house.gov/democrats/rel61603.html.
8:01/13. ALASKA TO OFFER LEASES FOR ONSHORE OIL
DRILLING AROUND BRISTOL BAY: In response to support from the
Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) and other local groups, the
Alaska Division of Oil & Gas has decided to offer the first oil leases in
the Bristol Bay area since the 1980s. Support from the BBNC, which
works to provide economic opportunities for native residents while
supporting their heritage and values, is believed to have played a major
role in the State's decision (see Sublegals, 7:26/05).
Until recently the BBNC had opposed both onshore and offshore
drilling for the purpose of protecting their traditional salmon fisheries.
But the area's high cost of living and low wholesale salmon prices have
forced the corporation's leadership to reconsider their opposition.
Alaskan lawmakers have also passed a tax break of 40 percent of the
cost of new wells as a means of attracting oil companies to the area.
Still no one really knows how much, if any, oil is available in the area.
According to Kevin Banks, a petroleum geologist for the state, about a
dozen wells have been drilled on shore around Bristol Bay and none
have discovered commercially viable quantities of oil. For more see the
3 July Anchorage Daily News article at:
http://www.adn.com/business/story/3399597p-3430343c.html or the 30
June Juneau Empire brief at:
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/063003/sta_briefs.shtml.
While interest is being expressed in drilling around the salmon rich
Bristol Bay, the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) reports little
interest by oil companies in more remote areas of Alaska. MMS, which
oversees offshore oil drilling, had invited companies in the spring to say
whether, and where, they would like to explore in Norton Sound, the
Hope Basin and the far-north Chukchi Sea, but received no takers,
according to a 27 June Anchorage Daily News article by Wesley Loy.
For more information, go to:
http://www.adn.com/business/story/3366184p-3397003c.html.
8:01/14. PFMC GROUNDFISH TEAM TO MEET: The Pacific
Fishery Management Council's (PFMC) Groundfish Management Team
(GMT) will meet Monday, Bastille Day (14 July) from 1300 HRS
through Friday, 18 July. The meetings will be held at the PFMC Office,
West Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200 in
Portland, Oregon. For more information, contact John DeVore,
Groundfish Fishery Management Coordinator; Tel: (503) 820-2280 or go
to: www.pcouncil.org.
8:01/15. ARMY CORPS DENIES DREDGING PROBLEMS IN
TILLAMOOK BAY: After the recent Taki-Tooo capsizing disaster in
Oregon's Tillamook Bay (see Sublegals, 7:25/07), reports the 27 June
Oregonian, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) decided to speed
up its annual port inspection and concluded that the ship channel out of
the Bay was in fact deeper than the 18 foot minimum depth that triggers
authority for COE to do dredging, in fact no shallower than 24 feet in
most places. Investigation continues into the role of a deteriorating
seawall, which the COE has not been repaired since 1976, as a factor in
creating cross-waves that led to the capsizing of the vessel, killing 11
people. For more, go to: www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/
base/news/1056715557252560.xml?oregonian?nwg.
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Paying Attention? On 24 June, corporations representing Chilean,
Canadian and U.S. salmon growers signed an agreement to create
"SOTA." What will be the initial focus of this new organization?
A) To begin an advertising campaign designed to assuage consumer
concerns about high levels of PCBs and dioxins found in farmed salmon,
by promoting these chemicals as essential ingredients in a balanced diet.
B) To initiate a promotion campaign aimed at retailers, nutritionists,
distributors, restaurants and the media, but not consumers.
C) To switch Western Hemisphere farm salmon operations from North
Sea-based salmon feeds, contaminated with PCBs, by finalizing an
agreement with the Government of Chile to develop a replacement fish
feed made from the "missing" during the Pinochet regime.
D) To complete a contract with Martha Stewart for a line of "designer
salmon" in a variety of new colors, including periwinkle blue, aqua and
harvest yellow, to match Stewart's upcoming tableware fashions that will
be premiered this fall.
E-Mail your answer to "Editor" at: sublegals@ifrfish.org. One winner is
drawn each week from a list of those submitting the correct answer.
And the Winner is.........BONNIE J. McCAY, who correctly answered,
"B) That it be sent back to NMFS for revisions to be completed in one
year, meanwhile the old guidelines stay in place," to the question: "U.S.
District Judge James Redden recently ruled on the fate of the Columbia
River Biological Opinion. What was his ruling?" She will receive an
"Order of the Fringehead" certificate and a handsome gray shirt with the
cuddly Sarcastic Fringehead Sublegals logo.
NEWS, COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS: Submit your news items,
comments or any corrections to Sara Randall, editor at:
sublegals@ifrfish.org, or call the IFR/PCFFA office with the news and a
source at either: (415) 561-FISH (Southwest Office) or (541) 689-2000
(Northwest Office).
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"Those now in charge of the federal government are upper-crust C<BR>
students who know no history or geography, plus not-so-closeted white<BR>
supremacists, aka 'Christians,' and plus, most frightening, psychopathic<BR>
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IN THIS ISSUE.......<BR>
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Salmon Barbecue, Salmon Giving Highlight 4th of July <BR>
Celebrations on US West Coast. 8:01/01<BR>
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PFMC Salmon Model Workgroup Meeting. 8:01/03<BR>
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Locke Signs Bill Crippling Washington State Water <BR>
Law Enforcement. 8:01/06 <BR>
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Labeling Standards Spark Heated Debates In Washington <BR>
And Europe. 8:01/11<BR>
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Alaska To Offer Leases For Onshore Oil Drilling Around <BR>
Bristol Bay. 8:01/13<BR>
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8:01/01. WORLD'S LARGEST SALMON BARBECUE, FREE<BR>
SALMON HIGHLIGHT US FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS ON<BR>
WEST COAST: Celebrations for Independence Day in the United States<BR>
this year will include a "Salmon Giving" on 4 July in Half Moon Bay,<BR>
California where fresh troll kings will be given to the public by members<BR=
>
of the fishing fleet (beginning at 1100 HRS at Pillar Point Harbor). The<BR>
following day, further up the California coast in Fort Bragg, the 32nd<BR>
Annual "World's Largest Salmon Barbecue" will again be held along the<BR>
Noyo River to raise funds for salmon restoration programs. "This season<BR>
has been the best in at least 15 years. The salmon are big and they're<BR>
abundant," said veteran Half Moon Bay fisherman Duncan MacLean. <BR>
"This give-away of fish for the Fourth is our way of saying thanks to<BR>
Mother Nature for the wet winters that filled our salmon rivers with<BR>
water and great oceanic conditions creating this spectacular harvest. =20=
It is<BR>
also our way of thanking the American public for all the support they<BR>
have given fishing families and our fishing communities." <BR>
<BR>
In the lore of Native Americans is the story of the=
Salmon King who<BR>
came to the people who were starving and offered up the salmon for the<BR>
people to eat. In return for the salmon sacrificing themselves as food, the<=
BR>
King asked only that the people care for the home of the salmon. <BR>
Unfortunately many salmon runs have been decimated in the course of<BR>
the nation's history when the streams, where these fish spawn and their<BR>
young are reared, were damaged or destroyed. "What we are seeing this<BR>
season is what happens when we take care of the salmon's home," said<BR>
PCFFA President Pietro Parravano, a Half Moon Bay fisherman also,<BR>
and a member of the Pew Oceans Commission. "So many of our<BR>
nation's and the world's fisheries are in trouble and fishing communities<BR=
>
are in disarray, but the salmon give us hope. They tell us that if we fish<B=
R>
responsibly and care for their habitat the fish will be there to sustain us=20=
-<BR>
to nourish our bodies and our souls and provide for our economic<BR>
needs."<BR>
<BR>
Along California's Mendocino Coast, in the port of=20=
Fort Bragg,<BR>
fishermen have worked hard to protect the salmon's home, cooking<BR>
salmon and raising funds for over 30 years to pay for salmon restoration<BR>
projects. This year's barbecue will be held Saturday, the 5th, and again<BR>
features grilled wild king salmon, corn-on-the-cob (not genetically<BR>
modified), green salad, sourdough French bread with lots of local wine<BR>
and micro-brews to wash it down (see Sublegals, 5:26/06). The event<BR>
begins at 1100 HRS and is followed after dusk by fireworks over the<BR>
outer bay. For more information on the barbecue, go to:<BR>
http://www.salmonrestoration.com/bbqmain.html or contact<BR>
brad@salmonrestoration.com. For information on the Salmon Giving<BR>
contact Duncan MacLean at: (415) 987-3639 or b-faye@pacbell.net. <BR>
<BR>
"Wild Chinook salmon, with its exquisite rich flavo=
r, deep orange-red<BR>
color and dense-yet-tender texture represents everything that's right with<B=
R>
life in the Pacific Northwest. Farm raised doesn't even come close in<BR>
quality," writes Jan Roberts-Dominguez in her 3 July Eugene Oregon<BR>
Register-Guard article, "Fresh Approach: Salmon represents all that's<BR>
right in the West." Roberts-Dominguez continues, "so, if you fancy<BR>
yourself a salmon lover, then getting your hands on a wild chinook while<BR>
it's available is a must, even with the slightly heftier price tag attached.=
<BR>
After all, wild salmon are a prized commodity. From the Sacramento<BR>
River drainage north throughout Oregon, Washington, British Columbia<BR>
and Alaska, it wasn't long ago that these fish teemed in most of the<BR>
West's coastal rivers." So if you can't pull one up on your line, then=
head<BR>
for Half Moon Bay or Fort Bragg or the nearest port or Farmer's Market<BR>
(where there are fishermen) or honest retailer to get your fix of fresh<BR>
king (chinook) salmon. Roberts-Dominguez piece is at:<BR>
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2003/07/03/fd.fresh.0702.html. <BR>
Also see David Helvarg's article, <BR>
"Sustainable Seafood: Why Consumer's Choice Matters" in the<BR>
July/August issue of Green Guide 97 at:<BR>
http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc.mhtml?i=3D97&s=3Dseafood.<BR>
<BR>
8:01/02. SUPERMARKET CHAIN FEATURES WILD SALMON: <B=
R>
Kroger Company, one of the largest supermarket chains in the United<BR>
States, has begun a summer-long campaign to promote wild salmon in<BR>
86 stores across the country according to Supermarket News. Banners<BR=
>
with the slogan "Want Something Wild? Wild Alaskan Salmon At<BR>
Kroger" will be on display is those stores' seafood departments through<BR>
August. The promotion started earlier this month with cooking<BR>
demonstrations by chefs in 20 stores. This promotion adds to the<BR>
growing interest among retailers for wild salmon. Other wild salmon<BR=
>
promotion campaigns are already underway at Whole Foods markets and<BR>
at restaurants in several National Parks. For Kroger's locations near=20=
you<BR>
see: http://www.kroger.com/index.htm.<BR>
<BR>
8:01/03. PFMC SALMON MODEL WORKGROUP MEETING: <BR>
The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (PFMC) Model Evaluation<BR>
Workgroup (MEW) will hold a work session to discuss documentation<BR>
of the chinook (king salmon) Fishery Regulation Assessment Model<BR>
(FRAM). The work session, open to the public, will be held Thursday,<BR>
24 July from 0900 to 1600 HRS. The purpose of the session is to<BR>
establish a process for developing model documentation for the chinook<BR>
FRAM, and to prioritize and schedule upcoming tasks. It will be held in<BR>
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) offices at 510 Desmond<BR>
Drive SE, Room 261 in Lacey, Washington; tel: (360) 753-9580. For<BR>
additional information, contact Chuck Tracy at (503) 820-2280 or go to:<BR>
http://www.pcouncil.org/events/2003/mew0703.html. <BR>
<BR>
8:01/04. FORMER TYSON EXECUTIVE NAMED TO HEAD<BR>
SEAFOOD PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE. Intrafish reported 2 July<BR>
that Seafood Producers Cooperative (SPC) has hired Thomas<BR>
McLaughlin as the new President/CEO of the Bellingham,<BR>
Washington-based fishermen's organization. McLaughlin has over 30<BR>
years experience in the food industry and most recently was general<BR>
manager for a Tyson Foods' subsidiary, Culinary Foods Division. He<BR>
succeeds Barry Lester who will step down on 31 December. SPC,<BR>
formerly called the Halibut Producers Cooperative, primarily deals in<BR>
salmon, halibut and blackcod with plants in Bellingham and Sitka,<BR>
Alaska. However it also has members and buys fish in California and<BR>
Oregon. "California Gold" is the label used by SPC to promote its<BR>
California salmon pack. For more information, go to:<BR>
http://www.intrafish.com/articlef.php?articleID=3D35980.<BR>
<BR>
8:01/05. NEW SALMON RESEARCH CENTER ESTABLISHED<BR>
AT PULLMAN: The 21 June Spokesman Review reports that scientists<BR>
from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Washington State<BR>
University (WSU) and the University of Idaho met 20 June in Pullman,<BR>
Washington to announce the establishment of the Cooperative Institute<BR>
for Salmon Research & Science, to be located on the WSU campus, for<BR>
the purpose of pooling expertise in salmon research. It is intended to<BR>
"house scientists looking for new ways to preserve and improve salmon<BR>
stocks in the region" and will initially include 15 research projects and a<=
BR>
possible $18 million in funding. According to NMFS scientist Penny<BR>
Swanson, with the federal fishery agency's Northwest Fisheries Science<BR>
Center, the new institute will look for ways to preserve and increase<BR>
native salmon populations, preserve genetic diversity and minimize<BR>
negative interactions between hatchery and wild salmon. <BR>
<BR>
Swanson, who has worked on salmon recovery efforts=20=
in the<BR>
Columbia River, said there's much more to know about what affects a<BR>
salmon's survival than just habitat. "It strikes me how little we do know<BR=
>
about its fundamental biology," she said. "We don't know what<BR>
chemicals can do to harm or help salmon." Usha Varansi, who directs<BR>
the NMFS Northwest Center went on to say, "The salmon is a cultural<BR>
and economic icon of the Pacific Northwest. Our challenge is to study<BR>
the species in its entirety. No scientific group by itself can do all of it.=
"<BR>
For more, search the archives at:<BR>
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news.<BR>
<BR>
8:01/06. GOVERNOR LOCKE SIGNS BILL CRIPPLING<=
BR>
WASHINGTON STATE WATER LAW ENFORCEMENT: A week<BR>
before scientists announced the establishment of a center to study<BR>
salmon biology (see 8:01/05 above), the State of Washington was<BR>
undoing protection of salmon habitat. On 20 June, Washington Governor<BR>
Gary Locke signed S.B. 5028, containing a provision (Section 1(3))<BR>
specifically forbidding state environmental agencies from using state<BR>
water quality laws to restrict water diversions to protect water quality<BR>
(see Sublegals, 7:24/07). In other words, if the total diversions of w=
ater<BR>
from a state waterway decrease the total instream flows so much that the<BR>
waterway can no longer meet minimal water quality standards or<BR>
destroys other beneficial uses (i.e., fish and wildlife), the state will now=
<BR>
be prohibited from doing anything about it. The legislation was pushed<BR>
by state agribusiness interests. To read the bill, search the Washingt=
on<BR>
Legislative Index at: http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/bills.cfm.<BR>
<BR>
Washington is now just one of two states to give up=
this basic clean<BR>
water authority. Colorado, the only other state with this barrier to<B=
R>
enforcement, has already been sanctioned by the U.S. Environmental<BR>
Protection Agency (EPA) for its lack of protection of instream flows. <BR>
Coupled with increasing water demand, widespread over-appropriation,<BR>
and a dismal record in punishing illegal water use, this additional lack of<=
BR>
authority to act is likely to make Washington's salmon restoration efforts<B=
R>
much more difficult wherever lack of instream flows is a limiting factor<BR>
for salmon. Washington State Tribes, who by Treaty have legally<BR>
recognized senior water rights as well as reserved instream rights needed<BR=
>
to sustain fish and wildlife, were particularly incensed by the signing of<B=
R>
this bill and are considering a suit. "Obviously, water management in<BR>
this state is on a collision course with the Tribes and anyone else who<BR>
cares about the environment," said Northwest Indian Fisheries<BR>
Commission (NWIFC) Chairman Billy Frank, Jr., raising concerns about<BR>
the bill's negative impact on threatened and endangered Northwest<BR>
salmon. For the NWIFC statement on S.B. 5028, go to:<BR>
http://www.nwifc.wa.gov/newsinfo/newsrelsdet.asp?ID=3D144.<BR>
<BR>
8:01/07. STILL NO WORD FROM JUDGE ON KLAMATH<BR>
FLOWS: There is still no word from the U.S. District Court in the case,<BR>
PCFFA et al. v. BOR, NMFS (Dist. N. Ca, No. 02-2006-SBA), ruling on<BR>
the flows this year for the Klamath River and whether another fish kill<BR>
will be allowed if the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) diverts water<BR>
to growers in this arid basin (see Sublegals, 7:25/01; 7:24/02; 7:23/11;<BR>
7:17/13; 7:16/06; 7:15/07; 7:13/02; 7:09/03). "The essential problem in<BR>
the Klamath is unchanged: Too much demand for too little water. Sooner<BR>
or later, the Bush administration, Congress and the good folks who live<BR>
in the Klamath Basin will have to face this truth," wrote the Oregonian<BR>
in a 29 June editorial, "The annual Klamath crisis." "Too many people<=
BR>
still cling to the idea there is more than enough water in the Klamath<BR>
Basin, if only so much were not diverted to fish and wildlife." To see=
<BR>
the Oregonian editorial, go to: http://www.oregonlive.com/editorials/<BR>
oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/105680210636900.xml.<BR>
<BR>
8:01/08. CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL APPEALS CASE<B=
R>
THAT WOULD ALLOW TIMBER COMPANY TO DEGRADE<BR>
WATER QUALITY IN SALMON STREAMS. The Associated Press<BR>
reported 30 June that California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has<BR>
appealed a Humboldt County Superior Court ruling that rejected the<BR>
Northcoast Regional Water Quality Control Board's attempt to require<BR>
MAXXAM-owned Pacific Lumber Company (PALCO) from monitoring<BR>
water quality near logging operations in the Headwaters Forest.<BR>
"Concerned about erosion, the State Water Resources Control Board<BR>
(SWRCB) ordered the timber company to monitor the water quality of<BR>
the south fork of the Elk River near the logging operation," said the AP<BR>
report. "Pacific Lumber argued that it had already filed a timber harvest<BR=
>
plan, which was approved by the [California] Department of Forestry &<BR=
>
Fire Protection, and that this was all that was required. A Humboldt<BR>
County Superior Court judge agreed with Pacific Lumber." <BR>
<BR>
The Eel River is home to Endangered Species Act (ES=
A) listed coho<BR>
and coastal chinook salmon runs. The offshore salmon fishery is<BR>
regulated in part on the basis of the health of these coastal chinook; if th=
e<BR>
runs decline due to PALCO's logging operations, the National Marine<BR>
Fisheries Service (NMFS) could impose new restrictions on salmon<BR>
fishing along California's north coast and southern Oregon. Lockyer filed<BR=
>
his appeal of the case, Pacific Lumber v. California State Water<BR>
Resources Control Board, (A102399), on 30 June with the First District<BR>
Court of Appeal in San Francisco. <BR>
<BR>
8:01/09. MULTINATIONAL GROUP ESTABLISHED TO PUSH<BR=
>
FARMED SALMON IN NORTH AMERICA: On 24 June in Miami, the<BR>
Chilean Salmon Industry Association (SALMONCHILE) signed an<BR>
agreement with U.S. and Canadian salmon farming corporations to<BR>
create the Salmon of the Americas (SOTA) axis. Chile is now the<BR>
world's largest farmed salmon producer, although salmon are not native<BR>
to the Southern Hemisphere, and accounts for 50 percent of the U.S.<BR>
imports of farmed salmon. Following the signing of the agreement, a<BR>
board was selected consisting of four Chilean, four Canadian and two<BR>
U.S. members. <BR>
<BR>
SOTA will unveil its public relations strategy in m=
id-July, according<BR>
to Executive Director Alex Trent. Trent's New Jersey company, Market<BR>
Action, was hired by the group to organize the initiative, according to an<B=
R>
Intrafish report. "While no firm decisions have been made yet, Trent said<BR=
>
that the campaign will be aimed at retailers, nutritionists, distributors,<B=
R>
restaurants and the media, not consumers. It will be funded by a checkoff<BR=
>
program on farmed salmon produced by its member companies. So far,<BR>
about 100 companies from Chile, Canada and the United States have<BR>
signed on," reported Intrafish. A website has been established at: at<BR>
www.salmonoftheamericas.com. For more information contact, Victor<BR>
Mauricio Henriquez (El Mercurio, El Diario) at: skorpio@vtr.net. <BR>
<BR>
8:01/10. INFECTIOUS SALMON ANEMIA INFECTS MAINE<BR>
FARMED SALMON AGAIN: On 2 July, Intrafish reported that<BR>
infectious salmon anemia (ISA) has spread to the pens of Stolt Sea Farm<BR>
of Maine. All twenty-four thousand fish enclosed in the net pen will be<BR>
exterminated under the supervision of the U.S. Department of<BR>
Agriculture (USDA) (see Sublegals, 7:24/14; 7:22/01; 7:20/04; 7:09/09;<BR>
5:08/09; 5:02/10; 4:14/04; 1:19/03). The Stolt Sea Farm outbreak comes<BR>
three weeks after another Maine salmon farm, Heritage Salmon,<BR>
announced that it's fish had the disease. Both farms, along with six<BR>
others, are located in Cobscook Bay. In 2001, two and a half million fish<BR=
>
in the area were exterminated due to ISA. ISA spreads quickly due to<BR>
overcrowding in the net pens and is a threat to the health of the<BR>
remaining population of wild Atlantic salmon. For the dangers of farmed<BR>
salmon see Sublegals, 7:24/12; 7:24/13. For more on ISA infection, go<BR>
to: http://www.intrafish.com/articlea.php?articleID=3D35989&s=3D1.<BR>
<BR>
8:01/11. LABELING STANDARDS SPARK HEATED DEBATES<BR=
>
IN WASHINGTON AND EUROPE: Movements to require food<BR>
labeling as to country of origin in U.S. markets (see Sublegals, 7:24/11;<BR=
>
7:20/06; 7:15/04; 7:14/14; 5:19/06; 5:17/04; 5:08/03; 5:07/06) and<BR>
genetically modified (GMO) ingredients in Europe (see Sublegals,<BR>
7:25/08; 7:24/16; 7:18/03) are meeting strong opposition from familiar<BR>
faces. In Europe, where the European Union Parliament on 2 July<=
BR>
passed legislation to outline labeling standards for genetically modified<BR=
>
(GM) crops and foodstuffs, public support remains strong for the<BR>
labeling of GM food. "There is a strong sense that the United States i=
s<BR>
pushing too hard and too fast to serve narrow commercial interests,"<BR>
British Democrat Chris Davies said. "There are no certain gains to be<BR>
made from growing genetically modified crops in Europe." However,<BR>
representatives from the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office are<BR>
undeterred with the new guidelines and are likely to move ahead with the<BR>
lawsuit it filed with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against the<BR>
E.U. for an alleged moratorium on the importation of GM foods and<BR>
crops. For more see the 3 July Reuters' report at:<BR>
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/21376/story.htm or<BR>
the 2 July Associated Press story: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/<BR>
business/stories.nsf/Business/A7EA1CD28458C75586256D57000C267<BR>
0?OpenDocument&Headline=3DU.S.+opposes+European+plan+for+labeli<BR>
ng+genetically+altered+food.<BR>
<BR>
Back in Washington, lobbyists from corporate meatpa=
ckers and<BR>
grocery chains have convinced the U.S. House of Representatives'<BR>
Appropriations Committee to pass an agriculture appropriations bill<BR>
without funding for the Country-of-Origin-Labeling program required by<BR>
the 2002 Farm Bill. <BR>
<BR>
Interestingly, not all food providers oppose<BR>
Country-of-Origin-Labeling (COOL) standards. The Pacific Coast<BR>
Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA) and the Institute for<BR>
Fisheries Resources (IFR) support the standards because consumer's<BR>
have expressed a desire to know more about the food they eat, and they<BR>
deserve that basic information. Many other groups like the National<BR=
>
Farmers Union, which represents 300,000 rural family operations, also<BR>
support this position. "They [consumers] should be able to differentiate<BR>
their product from those countries which may have disease or food safety<BR>
concerns. It's a marketing issue and it's a right-to-know issue for<BR>
consumers" said spokeswoman Laura Johnston. See the 3 July Kansas<BR>
City Star article at:<BR>
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/6222915.htm. <BR>
<BR>
8:01/12. SUPPORT GROWS FOR AMERICORPS WATERSHED<BR>
STEWARDS PROJECT: California officials with the Governor's Office<BR>
for Service & Volunteerism (GO SERVE) have notified northern<BR>
California's AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project (WSP) staff that<BR>
the program will receive at least partial funding for its next three year<BR=
>
funding cycle (see Sublegals, 7:24/01). The announcement was made<BR>
based on a full allocation for AmeriCorps as requested in the Bush<BR>
Administration's proposed 2004 budget. If passed, that budget would<BR=
>
return full funding to the national community service organization. <BR>
However, the budget allocation for 2003 remains far below what is<BR>
necessary to fully fund WSP and thousands of other indispensable<BR>
programs. Though reports from Congress say that support for fully<BR>
funding AmeriCorps is strong, all eyes remain on the Oval Office and an<BR>
expected special appropriations request made by the President. <BR>
AmeriCorps' WSP has provided crucial support to salmon habitat<BR>
restoration and recovery activities in Northern California. <BR>
<BR>
"We should do everything in our power to reward the=
American men<BR>
and women who have chosen to serve the country and their communities<BR>
in the hope of meeting the nation's critical education, safety, homeland<BR>
security and health needs," wrote U.S. Representative George Miller<BR>
(D-CA) in a 16 June, letter to U.S. President George W. Bush. "We<BR>
should support, not oppose, efforts to encourage more Americans to<BR>
enter public service. It is in this spirit that we urge you to request<BR>
additional funding in a supplemental appropriations bill to ensure that<BR>
AmeriCorps remains a strong and effective program." For more about<BR>
AmeriCorps' WSP, contact: coho@northcoast.com; to see a copy of<BR>
Congressman Miller's statement and letter, go to:<BR>
http://edworkforce.house.gov/democrats/rel61603.html. <BR>
<BR>
8:01/13. ALASKA TO OFFER LEASES FOR ONSHORE OIL<BR>
DRILLING AROUND BRISTOL BAY: In response to support from the<BR>
Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) and other local groups, the<BR>
Alaska Division of Oil & Gas has decided to offer the first oil leases i=
n<BR>
the Bristol Bay area since the 1980s. Support from the BBNC, which<BR>
works to provide economic opportunities for native residents while<BR>
supporting their heritage and values, is believed to have played a major<BR>
role in the State's decision (see Sublegals, 7:26/05). <BR>
<BR>
Until recently the BBNC had opposed both onshore an=
d offshore<BR>
drilling for the purpose of protecting their traditional salmon fisheries. <=
BR>
But the area's high cost of living and low wholesale salmon prices have<BR>
forced the corporation's leadership to reconsider their opposition. <BR>
Alaskan lawmakers have also passed a tax break of 40 percent of the<BR>
cost of new wells as a means of attracting oil companies to the area. <BR>
Still no one really knows how much, if any, oil is available in the area. <B=
R>
According to Kevin Banks, a petroleum geologist for the state, about a<BR>
dozen wells have been drilled on shore around Bristol Bay and none<BR>
have discovered commercially viable quantities of oil. For more see th=
e<BR>
3 July Anchorage Daily News article at:<BR>
http://www.adn.com/business/story/3399597p-3430343c.html or the 30<BR>
June Juneau Empire brief at:<BR>
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/063003/sta_briefs.shtml. <BR>
<BR>
While interest is being expressed in drilling aroun=
d the salmon rich<BR>
Bristol Bay, the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) reports little<BR>
interest by oil companies in more remote areas of Alaska. MMS, which<BR>
oversees offshore oil drilling, had invited companies in the spring to say<B=
R>
whether, and where, they would like to explore in Norton Sound, the<BR>
Hope Basin and the far-north Chukchi Sea, but received no takers,<BR>
according to a 27 June Anchorage Daily News article by Wesley Loy. <BR>
For more information, go to:<BR>
http://www.adn.com/business/story/3366184p-3397003c.html. <BR>
<BR>
8:01/14. PFMC GROUNDFISH TEAM TO MEET: The Pacific<=
BR>
Fishery Management Council's (PFMC) Groundfish Management Team<BR>
(GMT) will meet Monday, Bastille Day (14 July) from 1300 HRS<BR>
through Friday, 18 July. The meetings will be held at the PFMC Office,<BR>
West Conference Room, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 200 in<BR>
Portland, Oregon. For more information, contact John DeVore,<BR>
Groundfish Fishery Management Coordinator; Tel: (503) 820-2280 or go<BR>
to: www.pcouncil.org. <BR>
<BR>
8:01/15. ARMY CORPS DENIES DREDGING PROBLEMS IN<BR>
TILLAMOOK BAY: After the recent Taki-Tooo capsizing disaster in<BR>
Oregon's Tillamook Bay (see Sublegals, 7:25/07), reports the 27 June<BR>
Oregonian, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) decided to speed<BR>
up its annual port inspection and concluded that the ship channel out of<BR>
the Bay was in fact deeper than the 18 foot minimum depth that triggers<BR>
authority for COE to do dredging, in fact no shallower than 24 feet in<BR>
most places. Investigation continues into the role of a deteriorating<=
BR>
seawall, which the COE has not been repaired since 1976, as a factor in<BR>
creating cross-waves that led to the capsizing of the vessel, killing 11<BR>
people. For more, go to: www.oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/<BR>
base/news/1056715557252560.xml?oregonian?nwg.<BR>
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Paying Attention? On 24 June, corporations representing Chilean,<BR>
Canadian and U.S. salmon growers signed an agreement to create<BR>
"SOTA." What will be the initial focus of this new organization? <BR>
<BR>
A) To begin an advertising campaign designed to assuage consumer<BR>
concerns about high levels of PCBs and dioxins found in farmed salmon,<BR>
by promoting these chemicals as essential ingredients in a balanced diet.<BR=
>
B) To initiate a promotion campaign aimed at retailers, nutritionists,<BR>
distributors, restaurants and the media, but not consumers. <BR>
C) To switch Western Hemisphere farm salmon operations from North<BR>
Sea-based salmon feeds, contaminated with PCBs, by finalizing an<BR>
agreement with the Government of Chile to develop a replacement fish<BR>
feed made from the "missing" during the Pinochet regime. <BR>
D) To complete a contract with Martha Stewart for a line of "designer<BR>
salmon" in a variety of new colors, including periwinkle blue, aqua and<BR>
harvest yellow, to match Stewart's upcoming tableware fashions that will<BR>
be premiered this fall. <BR>
<BR>
E-Mail your answer to "Editor" at: sublegals@ifrfish.org. One winner is<BR>
drawn each week from a list of those submitting the correct answer. <BR>
<BR>
And the Winner is.........BONNIE J. McCAY, who correctly answered,<BR>
"B) That it be sent back to NMFS for revisions to be completed in one<BR>
year, meanwhile the old guidelines stay in place," to the question: "U.S.<BR=
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District Judge James Redden recently ruled on the fate of the Columbia<BR>
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