California Trout

A short documentary by Justin Coupe of Rivers of a Lost Coast fame looking back at the work of California Trout. Narrated by Peter Coyote, this 12-minute piece sheds light on the impressive work the organizations completed and the tough road they face in the future.

Sea Lion Removal To Resume At Bonneville Dam

Photo: U.S. Army Corp of Engineers

Oregon and Washington have been authorized to resume "removing" California sea lions that gather just below the Columbia River's Bonneville Dam.

Removing being code for euthanize.

LINK (Via: NOAA)

Pricks of the Week - The San Joaquin River Group

A group of irrigators in California's Central Valley filed suit against federal fish managers for their plan to open the waters off the California coast for the first full commercial salmon season in years. The farmers argue that the federal government violated the endangered species act in allowing the fishery, and are concerned if salmon continue to decline in the central valley that irrigation withdrawls will be sacrificed to protect fish.

LINK (Via: Osprey Steelhead News)

Friday Pin Up - Stripah Edition

Tons of dead striped bass in illegal gill net

In what is becoming an all to familiar story, two more illegal gill nets have been recently found on the Chesapeake. One of these was a 1,400-yard net containing almost 7,000 pounds of rotting striped bass.

DNR is offering a $30,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the poachers.

LINK (Via: CCA)

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