Commercial Salmon Fishing Put on Hold
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By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 13--Commercial fishing for spring chinook salmon in the lower Columbia River is on hold for at least another week.
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An ambitious deal calling for the removal of four hydroelectric dams to restore struggling salmon runs has been forged among farmers, Indian tribes, fishermen, conservation groups and government agencies battling over scarce water in the region.
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By Deirdre Fleming Staff Writer  Fishermen out on the state's most treasured salmon and trout rivers this week may see a crew of fishermen from Japan - fishing for keepers, as well as great film footage.
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By ALLEN THOMAS  CATHLAMET - A Columbia River commercial fisherman has been sentenced to 160 hours of community service, fined almost $2,400 and lost his vessel and nets after pleading guilty to having six endangered wild spring chinook salmon and one oversize sturgeon.
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By Mike Jackson Daily Herald Outdoors Writer  Fish catches made by several junior anglers lead the list of pending records awaiting certification by the IGFA (International Gamefish Association).
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By Mark Grossi, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 25--LOS BANOS -- A farm road runs through the shriveled San Joaquin River where chinook salmon are supposed to swim in seven years.
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By Bob Lamb, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 14--Ice fishing has been put on hold due to warm temperatures and treacherous ice conditions. Ice fishermen were out in full force through last weekend, but the recent warming trend has eroded ice.
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The proposed new federal policy for salmon hatcheries is based on a flawed reading of the Endangered Species Act, hindering efforts to restore wild salmon runs with hatchery fish, scientists say.
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By Julia Fields  THE Scottish salmon industry is failing to capitalise on booming consumer demand for its product, according to an industry leader.
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PLANS to fight a disease threatening more than 2000 salmon fishing jobs were unveiled last week.  The parasite Gyrodactylus Salaris affects Atlantic salmon and has devastated stocks in Scandinavia. To date, no cases have been found in Scotland.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Liberal MPs fought a Conservative motion Thursday that would set up a judicial inquiry into the collapse of this year's Fraser River sockeye salmon run.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 13--A plan to improve Cucharas Reservoir has been put on hold because a company that would have paid part of the cost can't get a permit for a power plant in northern Pueblo County in a timely manner.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 9--Drift gill net fishing won't be allowed in a conservation area off the Pacific Coast this summer, the National Marine Fisheries Service has announced.
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By Stowe, Gene  Winter weather has delayed the boating season by about three weeks, says Don Daly, who owns Eagle Lake Marine in Edwardsburg with his wife Charmayne.
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By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Sep. 6--Time and again, the New England Fishery Management Council has proved to be a reluctant guardian of the region's commercial fishing stocks.
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The tides of Atlantic salmon that flooded many European and North American rivers last year may signal efforts to restore the fish are working, activists say.
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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.