Fisheries Mgmt for Dummies #2 | Recovery? You Try It!
For decades managers have been scaling back fisheries without successfully recovering local salmon runs. Our simulation will show you why this hasn’t worked, and let…
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Fisheries Management For Dummies #1 | Bigger Fish
Taking a moment to look away from the chaotic Puget Sound Salmon Management negotiations themselves, we wanted to look for separate, constructive, management changes that…
EPA Leaves Pebble Mine on Hold, For Now
While it’s nowhere near a final ruling, it’s a surprising development. It’s easy to read this decision by the EPA as both a positive step…
WDFW Gives Up Puget Sound Fishing… For Nothing
Many recreational fishing groups have raised concerns about the alarming 10-year Puget Sound Chinook Harvest Management Plan (PSCHMP) recently submitted to NOAA for approval. This…
Grim Reality: Pebble Mine Investors are Winning…
It seems a mighty big mistake to develop an enormous mine at the headwaters of some of the most important salmon runs in the world….
Pebble Mine & EPA | Stop It. Just Stop It.
You know the story. The mining corporations want to extract gold from the pristine headwaters of Bristol Bay — one of the worlds great Salmon…
Miranda Wecker Resigns from WDFW Commission
In what can only be described as a huge loss for fish & wildlife, Miranda Wecker today announced her intention to resign from the Fish…
LW Sockeye Imbalance | Time To Square The Ledger
The last time sportfishers got a chance to target Sockeye in Lake Washington was 2006. That year, a return of over 400,000 adults produced an…
Full Humptulips Season Going Mark Selective | Co-Managers Actually Collaborate
Subsequent to finishing North of Falcon discussions this past April, the Grays Harbor planning model came under scrutiny as it showed two problems. First, the model…
Budget Deal Done | Go Fish!
With 7 hours left until the midnight deadline, the Washington Senate and House have both passed the 2017-2019 budget. With only the Governor’s signature remaining,…