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2007 Commercial Fishing Report Published: June 8, 2007 Triplicate staff The Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission will distribute $60.4 million in salmon relief money this summer to fishermen, tribes and businesses impacted by last year's salmon disaster, with some of the dollars coming to Del Norte County. Due to low return numbers of declining chinook salmon populations to the Klamath River, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council cut the ocean fishing seasons in 2005 and 2006. The loss has cost fishermen more than $60 million. Congress approved relief funds last month, part of a $120 billion war funding bill.
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$60.4M in salmon relief to be allotted
2008 Fall Harvest Plan
{Thanks:
Fisheries Dept. Dave Hillemeier}
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Klamath great,
fishing's only fair
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LETTER TO TRIBAL COUNCIL
Lots of Tribal members e-mailed me with their support and agreement of this letter but the Council has not responded. FYI: only two of the Council Members E-mail addressess were accessed to read the letter.
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Congress bucks Bush veto on salmon money in Farm Bill
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Thompson secures $170 million in federal relief for salmon closure
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Farm bill includes salmon aid
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Board of Supervisors to discuss fishing on Klamath
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Salmon win in this dam legal battle
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Looters Limit Out on BPA Salmon Dollars
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Chinook salmon's peril matches that of the San Joaquin Delta's
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Council OKs salmon fishing on Klamath; DFG vote next
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Out-of-court agreement reached in sea lion case
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Oregon, Washington get nod to kill sea lions at Bonneville Dam
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White House Must Help Salmon Industry
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‘Fishery failure’
declared for West Coast salmon
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The Trouble With Salmon 
April 15, 2008
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Closing the Salmon Season
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Klamath Salmon Face Upstream Challenges
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Prospects brighter for river fishing
******************************** Reality sets in for salmon anglers Published: February 29, 2008
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PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL TO CHOOSE FINAL OPTION FOR 2008 SALMON SEASON
******************************Chinook outlook bleak for Sacramento River
TRIPLICATE
Initial predictions show that fall chinook salmon abundance will hit an all-time low this year on the Sacramento River, according to a report released Thursday by the Pacific Fishery Management Council.
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Groups sue state
over salmon protections
Feb 25 2008
At the heart of the lawsuit is DFG’s move to delegate its duty to protect fish to the agency that approves logging plans, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, according to the news release.
I sure hope that our Tribal Government is part of this case
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Public invited to 2008 salmon fishery meeting
The meeting this year will be held in Santa Rosa on March 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Sonoma County Water Agency at 404 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa.
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Salmon stocks are in decline
The tribe has yet to receive it's estimated 2.8 million of this money. Hoopa Tribal fisheries is requesting half of the allocated 3.6 million. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission will be making a determination on this isssue soon. In light of the anticipated disaster relief money, the Council is having difficulty determining how much to disburse to the commercial Tribal fisherman, and how to divide it. At last check they want to keep 2 million for property upgrades and divert some to forestry department while only giving the fisherman 800 thousand. How this ambiguous number was derived is still a mystery.
The Tribe lost the fish tax amounting to $.25 per fish while the fisherman lost $2.75 per fish. Granted, money from lost trailor space and boat dock rental fees at the Resort accounts for some of the Tribal loss but 2 miillion ??
Something doesn't smell right!
It is the general concensus of The Yurok Na-Pooey Association, elders and commercial fisherman from Klamath, Weitchpec and off reservation that the money needs to be distributed based upon two criteria, one: a flat rate for being a commercial fisherman and two: actual fish count tickets.
This money will also need to be distributed to Yurok Tribal Member Businesses, such as smoked fish companies, fishing guide companies and others that are able to show financial loss and hardship, due to not having a commercial salmon season in 2006. According to Tribal records there are at lease 13 members who annually catch well over $10,000 in Commercial fish. These guys need to receive compensation for there losses. It is suggested that all commercial fisherman join with the Yurok Na-Pooey Association to sign the up-coming petetion to the Tribal Council for just compensation.
