by NSIA | Aug 7, 2017 | General
Last winter a mere 512 ESA-Listed, wild winter steelhead passed over Willamette falls to spawn in their natal streams. Sadly, a minimum of 25% of this historic low return was consumed by male sea lions staged at the base of the falls, where the steelhead are...
by NSIA | Jul 28, 2017 | General
NSIA, along with a diverse coalition of environmental, hunting, and other outdoor recreation organizations, is proud to support the bipartisan Recreation Not Red-Tape Act as sponsored by Oregon’s Senator Ron Wyden and Chairman of the House Natural Resources...
by NSIA | Jul 21, 2017 | General
POLITICO reports that, lacking the votes needed to pass it, the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee will not move forward on the Fischer E15 bill, which would have allowed for the year round sale of fuel consisting of 15 percent ethanol. From...
by NSIA | Jul 7, 2017 | General
Liz Hamilton, Executive Director of the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association, wrote a letter asking Secretary of the Interior, Ryan Zinke, not to alter the current designation, protections, or size of the Hanford Reach National Monument. In April, President...
by NSIA | Jun 9, 2017 | General
On Thursday, June 8, 2017 the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans of the House Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on a Bill to provide better management tools for sealion predation in the Columbia Basin. HR 2083 can be read below. NSIA’s testimony....
by NSIA | Feb 9, 2017 | General
In a strongly-worded letter to ODFW Commission Chairman, Michael Finley, Governor Brown has requested the Commission reverse their previous ruling and instead implement rules that honor the commitments made to the sportfishing industry in the Columbia River Reforms....
by NSIA | Jan 12, 2017 | Action Alert, General
The Columbia River Reforms, we fought for them, we have given up smolts to benefit the commercial fleet, and we have paid for them out of our own pockets. Sadly, special interests aim to benefit commercial gilnetters, increasing their profits at the...
by NSIA | Dec 5, 2016 | General
With big changes on the horizon for fisheries in the region sportfishing industry leaders and supporters came together over the weekend to raise important funds that will go towards the Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association’s work in the coming year towards...
by NSIA | Nov 29, 2016 | General
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by NSIA | Nov 15, 2016 | General
Washington Sportfishing Industry Members and Advocates Raise Nearly $50,000 in Support of More Fish and Better Fishing The Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association is celebrating a very successful banquet and fundraiser in Washington over the weekend. For the 17th...
