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...
by NSIA | Feb 1, 2019 | General
It’s time for non-tribal gillnetting to end in Oregon and Washington. Please take action TODAY before the Fish and Wildlife Commissions turn the clock back decades. IN WASHINGTON: Help Support a Ban of Non-Tribal Gillnets in Washington-Call your Senator...
by NSIA | Jan 25, 2019 | General
Please contact your legislator as soon as possible to 1) thank them if they are a co-sponsor of the below bills or if they are not 2) to urge them to vote in favor of these bills. Find Your legislator in Washington. Find your Legislator in Oregon. Yesterday, in...
by NSIA | Jan 18, 2019 | General
Please find below the presentation on Washington Governor Inslee’s Budget proposal to address the Southern Resident Killer Whale Task Force Recommendations. 2019_1_09_Governor ORCA Recommendations...
