Gillnets Kill Theater

Safe for Salmon: Sound Fishery Policy for Oregon...

Supporters of SFS speak at a work session of the House Rules Committee in Salem on June 2, 2011.

SAFE Opponents Lodge Same Old Tired Arguments

At the March 24th hearing of the House NR Committee in Salem, Sen. Johnson testified in opposition to the bill claiming that it is a serious threat to jobs and the economy in her district. ;

Colville Tribe: Sustainable Fishing for the Future

An excellent short video featuring scenes and interviews concerning the live capture mark selective salmon fishing project of the Colville Confederated Tribes of NE Washington. ;

CCA Oregon Selective Harvest Presentation 3/26/09

Dave Schamp, Steve Smith and Bruce Polley speak at an informational hearing in the House Committee on Economic Sustainability on March 26, 2009. The main portion of the testimony is a presentation by Steve Smith on the new seining practices of the Colville Tribe in the Upper Columbia. The tribe has successfully harvested many hatchery fish with virtually no mortality of released wild fish.

Salmon Gillnetting: Is it Mark-Selective?

An Example of Salmon Gillnetting

This is a video taken by Bristol Bay salmon gillnetters. The audio has been removed due to profanity.

Oregon Commision Hearing Public Tesimony (11-14-...

Hear Bruce Polley (CCA), Tom Dulcich (SFA), Steve Fick (Fish Buyer) and Jim Wells (SFA) presenting testimony about the overharvest, non selective harvest and "Safe for Salmon" plan.

A Glimpse at the CR Stakeholders Fiasco: Discuss...

See for yourself what goes on at these meetings. I could only tolerate a half day this time. This excerpt covers most of the discussion about defining "selectivity" in fisheries. No decision or definition was reached. Stan Steele of CCA speaks near the beginning, and if you can make it to the end you will see the public testimony by Walter McGovern (citizen/taxpayer), myself (citizen/taxpayer), and Kent Martin (gillnetter).

Gillnetting: Damage to Netted Fish Revealed

This testimony from the 2/8 hearing recounts the experience of a man who volunteered at an upriver fish hachery and witnessed the damaging effects of gillnets as the spring salmon returned. Net cuts turned many fish into "pus heads" that were not able to survive the infections and warm water conditions in their damaged state.

Rod Sando Proposes Rulemaking to Establish Crite...

During the 2/8/2008 ODFW Spring Chinook Allocation Hearing in Salem, the single brightest moment for conservation came when Chair Rae actually asked one of the citizens to share what he believed is a way to bring fairness, credibility and accountability into the allocation process. Chair Rae actually said they are "open to ways to improve the process"!!! For the packed house in the hearing, 4 to 1 sportfishers and conservationist to gillnetters, this was the most welcome moment of the entire h...