09/27/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News Newport, Ore. – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery managers will restrict commercial anchovy fishing in the Columbia River Oct. 3 due to uncertainty around the impacts the anchovy catch has on salmon and the local ecosystem. According to Maggie Sommer, ODFW marine fisheries manager, about …
06/17/2016 – J. W. Snyder – N.W. Fishing News SALEM, Ore – The Commercial Fisheries Permit Board meets Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. to prepare the Final Order in the Limited Entry Black/Blue Rockfish Nearshore permit contested case hearing for Charles Case. Public wishing to listen to the meeting may do so …
06/14/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for public comment on the Oregon Forage Fish Management Plan, which will establish protections for forage fish through new fishing regulations, and guide resource management decisions. Forage fish are small, schooling fish which serve …
By RALPH SCHWARTZ – Associated Press – Sunday, November 22, 2015 LUMMI RESERVATION, Wash. (AP) – Members of Lummi Nation say that for them, fishing is different. Tribal and nontribal fishers alike must keep to the seasons and mind their catch quotas. Still, for most Washington residents, fishing is a privilege granted by the state …
