by NSIA | Mar 8, 2019 | General
Last Saturday, in a move that shocked everyone, (except perhaps Commissioners McIsaac, Baker and Kehoe, and their allies in the WDFW Staff) the WDFW Commission voted to abandon the Columbia River reforms on a 5-1 vote with 2 abstentions. Their vote restores year...
by NSIA | Feb 9, 2019 | General
Salmon need clean, cool water to survive. Balancing the utility and efficiency of our region’s dams with this essential habitat requirement can be complicated. Achieving this balance requires a lot of cooperation between the federal and state agencies. When this...
by NSIA | Feb 8, 2019 | General
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a white paper on their proposal to increase Southern Resident Killer Whale prey availability through a selective process of increase hatchery production of Chinook salmon. “The proposal calls for 30...
by NSIA | Feb 7, 2019 | General
NSIA is asking our members and supporters to reach out their respective state leaders on the gillnet issue. We ask Oregonians to contact Oregon Governor Kate Brown to request she restore balance to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. We ask out Washington folks...