[env-trinity] [FOTR] Congressman Thompson's Salmon Rally

[zgrader]

Congressman George Miller will also be there, and there may be other 
Congressional reps as well. - Zeke


On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:29:49 -0700, Byron wrote
> >From Congressman Mike Thompson's Office:
> 
> On Monday, April 24th, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-01) will be 
> holding a salmon rally at 10:00 a.m. on Pier 47. The purpose of the 
> rally is to bring attention to the salmon season off the coasts of 
> California and Oregon, and to also roll-out a disaster assistance 
> bill that is aimed to help the communities in need. Another aspect 
> of the bill will have a conservation component to help restore and 
> monitor the salmon of the Klamath River. 
> 
> As you know, the reason for the dramatically shortened salmon season 
> is because the Klamath River will not meet the 35,000 natural 
> spawner floor for fall-run chinook for the third consecutive year. 
> The reported result will likely be a near closure of Oregon and 
> California's commercial ocean, in-river Klamath and tribal fisheries 
> for 2006. The impacts on the California coastal economy from last 
> year's season, which was cut by 60-percent due to poor Klamath River 
> returns, combined to a near closure of this year's season, would be 
> catastrophic and could very likely have permanent affects on the 
> salmon fishing industry and related businesses in both states. 
> 
> As you also know, the declining salmon populations in the Klamath River
> basin are not due to over fishing by tribes or the commercial salmon 
> fishing industry. They are due to federal mismanagement of the 
> Klamath River system which hurt both farmers and fishermen. This 
> mismanagement led to the fish kill in 2002 when up to 78,000 adult 
> salmon died on the Klamath River. It also led to the outbreak of 
> Ceratomyxa Shasta (C. Shasta) which has reportedly infected 80-
> percent of juvenile salmonids. Mortality from C. Shasta is 100-
> percent. 
> 
> The congressman, tribes and fishermen will speak about the need for 
> good, long-term management of the Klamath River and it's resources. 
> If your members are interested in attending, we would welcome all of 
> their support at Monday's rally.
> 
> Event: Salmon rally to help salmon fishermen, communities and to 
> restore the Klamath River Time: Monday, April 24th at 10:00 a.m. 
> Place: Pier 47 - San Francisco