Panel Proposes Longer Salmon Season
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By SAMANTHA YOUNG  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A record run of chinook salmon is expected for California's Klamath River basin this year, prompting a federal fishery panel on Friday to suggest that restrictions on the West Coast salmon fishing fleet be eased for the 2007 season.
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By Brandon Loomis, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 4--SOLDOTNA -- Backers of a proposed Kenai River gillnet fishery for Ninilchik residents ran into a thick web of opposition this weekend during the first meetings of a consensus-building group of fishermen.
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State conservation officials have proposed setting a 10-week hunting season for snapping turtles, while establishing both size and bag limits to protect the reptile that was named the state turtle last year.
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By Justin Miller, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 7--September 7, 2006 - Salmon anglers looking to haul in bright, fresh fish might want to think about heading to the Sacramento River.
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By Andrew Sirocchi, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 4--The calls for reservations begin in earnest in April or May.
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By Rachana Rathi, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 16--The state Department of Environmental Protection says it has a way to help local fishermen catch more large trout. The fishermen say no thanks.
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Tim Salmon said on Wednesday that he will undergo season-ending surgeries on his ailing left shoulder and left knee, but the veteran wouldn&#39;t call it a career just yet.
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By Wesley Loy, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 14--Southeast Alaska seine-boat salmon fishermen might buy out some of their ranks and trim the size of the fleet using money Congress approved last week.
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By Gorczyca, Beth  ELKINS - A debate over designating a section of stream for  catchand-release fishing could end up casting a question over the state's tax system.
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By Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 3--The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has given a Bellingham salmon restoration group $158,734 in grants.
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Today in Anchorage, Alaska, international researchers will convene to discuss the use of the latest advances in genetic analysis technology to address the conservation and management of wild salmon in the Pacific Ocean.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  May 31--A public workshop about California's steelhead trout recovery  program will be held June 13 by the National Marine Fisheries Service at the  Sunset Center in Carmel.
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A federal advisory panel yesterday recommended expanding the groups considered a priority for receiving flu shots if vaccine is available.
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The Maryland Jockey Club will formally ask the Maryland Racing Commission on Tuesday for permission to extend the Pimlico fall race meeting through Oct. 24.
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By Peter Sleeth, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb. 16--The commercial chinook salmon season off Oregon's coast is  looking brighter this year, after one of the worst fishing disasters in 2006,  according to preseason estimates.
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By Mark Yuasa, Seattle Times  Mar. 10--The recreational salmon fishing seasons off the coast will be limited for chinook, but it could be a more rosy picture for coho this summer.
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By Rob Pavey< Staff Writer  Five environmental groups, including Augusta-based Savannah Riverkeeper Inc., asked a federal panel Tuesday for the authority to make official comments involving the proposed expansion of the Vogtle nuclear generating plant.