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Sally the Salmon Says… Columbia River Fishermen’s Protective Union Spring 1999 / Vol. 30, No. 1 ASTORIA REGATTA SCENE, 1903 August is the month of Astoria's Annual Regatta. See Stories on page 8. Sally the Columbia River Update Salmon Says… By late 1999, the Clinton Administration (National Marine Fisheries Service) has said that it will choose a long-term plan to restore Columbia Basin salmon and Mr. President - Listen steelhead. The 1999 decision will include how many salmon and steelhead are to to the 200 scientists be left in-river versus transported by truck or barge. Variables to be considered who have urged you to could include dam removal, reservoir drawdown, dam modifications (including breach four lower Snake adult passage improvements), and juvenile bypass improvements (including spill- River dams. This is your ing the fish over the dams). chance to go down in history as my savior. Conservation groups contend that fish barging is a proven failure over the last 20 Disregard the many years, and the scientific consensus for restoring salmon is more natural river con- special interest groups and ditions. The Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association (NSIA) endorsed dam politicians before it is too late. removal on October 15, 1998. According to Buzz Ramsey of the Luhr Jensen and Sons fishing tackle company and NSIA President: We can’t solve this problem with harvest restrictions alone. We need to reform the largest harvester of salmon Happy Birthday! and steelhead in the river, the federal dams, which kill up to 90% of young salmon The Columbia River Gillnetter and up to 40% of the adults. publication is 30 years old this issue! With over 60 editions of On the other side of the issue, industries that depend on the Columbia River’s the local gillnet fishing specialty electricity and transportation system say that the spill program is doing more harm newspaper under his belt, Don, than good, that harvest rates on Idaho chinook are too high, and that the benefits now 81, is ready to keep tackling of barging fish are underestimated. the challenges thrown at the commercial fishing industry. Two events recently took place that may have significant effects on the future You can help too! Just call Don at (503) 325-2507. continues on page 4 2 COLUMBIA RIVER Columbia River Fishermen’s Protective Union One of the Oldest Conservation Unions on the West Coast—Since 1886 Associate Membership 1999 EDITOR Don Riswick Post Office Box 511, Astoria, OR 97103 Edwin L. Luoma, CPA Hunt’s Home Furnishings 503/325-2507 2703 Marine Drive 1535 Commercial Street PRESIDENT Bill Finucane Astoria, OR 97103 Astoria, OR 97103 463 Jerome, Astoria, OR 97103 Hump’s Restaurant, Inc. Mr. John Karamanos FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Alan Takalo P. O. Box 1136 Sunshine Dairy Foods, Inc. Route 4, Box 354, Astoria, OR 97103 Clatskanie, OR 97016 801 NE 21st Avenue SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Chris Doumit Conestoga Corporation Portland OR 97232 Post Office Box 342, Cathlamet, WA 98612 P. O. Box 1109 Martin Knutsen & Son, Inc. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Jack Marincovich Clatskanie, OR 97016 Insurance brokers & Agents Route 2, Box 67-A, Astoria, OR 97103 or West Coast Propeller Service 968 Commercial St 322 10th Street, Astoria, OR 97103 827 East Harbor Drive Astoria, OR 97103 Office Receptionist Secretary Arlene Graham P. O. Box 190 Link’s Outdoor Hours 8 am to Noon, Monday through Friday Warrenton, Oregon 97146 1254 Commercial CRFPU Board of Directors Sundial Travel Service Astoria, OR 97103 DISTRICT I Ralph Ennis 750 Marine Drive 14141 NE San Rafel, Portland, OR 97230 Astoria, OR 97103 503/253-1559 Vern Forsberg 28811 NW Main, Ridgefield, WA 98642 360/887-4089 The following individuals have made a DISTRICTS 2, 3 Jack Fowler 6349 Willow Grove, Longview, WA 98632 cash contribution to the Columbia River 360/425-4662 Gillnetter Publication, which will be used DISTRICT 4 John Kallunki, Director 79806 Blackford Road, Clatskanie, OR 97016 to continue the publication and mailing of 503/284551 this free informational newsletter. Greg Mustola 80190 Alston Mayger Road, Clatskanie, OR 97016 503/728-2248 We thank them for their support! Jim Hogan P.O. Box 324, Clatskanie, OR 97016 1998-1999 503/728-3473 Jeff Lumijarvi Lawrence Newell, Portland John Wahl, Lynwood, WA Post Office Box 606, Clatskanie, OR 97016 Bill Leahy Jr., Yorba Linda, CA A. Rautio, Carmichael, CA 503/728-2841 Peter Ettro, Astoria Robery Conyer, St Louis, MO DISTRICT 5 Marvin Moore, Naselle, WA Fred Lloyd, Seaquim, WA Kent Martin, Chairman John & Vivian Jarvi, Clatskanie, OR John Kerns, Salem, OR PO Box 82, Skamokawa, WA 98647 360/795-3920 Gladys Halsan, Astoria Anna Baker, Astoria Courtland Smith, Corvallis, OR Bob Selover, Astoria Mark Laukkanen 205 N. Welcome Sl., Cathlamet, WA 98612 Robert Friedrich, Mesa, AZ Leland Westley, Astoria 360/849-4466 Vic Albertson, Astoria Ray Krum, Hanford, CA Leroy Laine, Portland Lloyd Smith, Hillsboro, OR DISTRICT 6 Dean Radger Kent Johnson, Astoria Arnold Anderson, Skamakowa, WA PO Box 35, Grays River, WA 98621 Ernest & Helen Alne, Hemet, CA Fred Korhonen, Astoria 360/465-2325 Lloyd Smith, Illwaco, WA Harry & Joyce Thornberg, Naselle, WA DISTRICT 7 George Anderson, Hillsboro, OR W. R. Osborne, Chinook, WA Mike Barendse The Nygaard Family, in memory L. J. Pardee, Astoria Route 4, Box 343, Astoria, OR 97103 of Orville Nygaard Ralph Ennia, Portland Rich Evans Nancy Haglund, Portland David & Gail Wahlstrom, Astoria Route 6, Box 1020-A, Astoria, OR 97103 Heb Johanson, Springfield, OR Harry Larson, Astoria 503/458-6152 Earl McGuire, Jackson, Mish. Don Stensland, Wilsonville, OR DISTRICT 8 Robert Pulliam, Sarasota, FL Viola Williams, Portland Stan Johnson Route 2, Box 136, Astoria, OR 97103 503/325-0883 Please make your contributions to Abby Ihander Columbia River Gillnetter Route 3, Box 150, Astoria, OR 97103 503/3254865 P. O. Box 511, Astoria, OR 97103 GILLNETTER 3 Support the Editorial Columbia River Gillnetter publication! The Columbia River Gillnetter is the only remaining publication on The Corps of Engineers: the west coast devoted exclusively to gillnetting. We have been Dredging and dam removal making a difference for 30 years, but our continued existence is In 1938, Bonneville Dam went online. In 1941, Coulee Dam went online. threatened by increasing production and mailing costs. Now more Neither dam had plans for fish than ever, we need a voice to represent our side of the issue, and ladders. Conel Welch, head of the US the Gillnetter is our only contact with fishermen, lawmakers and Corps of Engineers, when asked about the general public. fish ladders said “I haven’t time to If you would like to help, send donations to play nurse-maid to a bunch of fish” — he lived to regret that statement. Columbia River Gillnetter The CRFPU, headed by Charles P. O. Box 511 Knapp of Astoria, gathered a group of Astoria, OR 97103 503/325-2507 fishermen who petitioned the Corps of Engineers to knock out one end of Your help is greatly appreciated Bonneville dam and make temporary Columbia River Gillnetter adjustments for the giant August Publishing Crew salmon run. Until permanent fish ladders were in place, many fish did EDITOR Don Riswick not survive the make-shift passage PRODUCTION Tom Wynn upriver. Now, what if there had been Tamara Walker no fish ladders at Bonneville dam? Can you imagine the slaughter? The Columbia River Gillnetter is published seasonally for the The Gillnetters saved the day! Columbia River Fishermen’s Union. Coulee Dam had no ladders and Articles, letters and photographs are wiped out 40% of the entire Columbia welcome for submission. River fish spawning grounds. In that massacre, we forever lost the big June “Hogs” (50 lb salmon) and Sockeye deepening will aid the Northwest how blasting rock at the bottom of runs. commerce, and particularly the Port the river will affect deep river fish Now that the dams are in, the public of Portland, by increasing the river’s populations such as the sturgeon? has begun to realize after all these ability to accomodate newer, larger Do they care that the sloughs along years that it was not the Gillnetters cargo ships. All in all, this is an the river will probably be drained? who were depleting the fish runs. May excellent piece of legislation — good Do they care about the impact of sport fishing clubs, especially the for the economy, good for the dumping dredged sediment on crab Northwest Steelheaders, for years, environment, and good for water beds at the mouth of the river? have tried to eliminate our fishing nets resources across the United States” I think not! And thinking ahead, what and our livelihoods because they Several House members, including about the fact that the river will have wanted all the fish for themselves. Reps. Greg Walden, R-Ore., and to be dredged again and again to They too are just beginning to realize Brian Baird, D-Wash., cheered the maintain the channel? And if newer, that Gillnetters are not the problem. Columbia channel-deepening deeper cargo ships are build, do we We have been the most regulated of authorization, saying it would boost deepen the channel even more? any industry, and we have been the river commerce through much of the The corps of engineers own studies people who have been trying to tell Northwest. The project would deepen indicate that dredge operations kill everyone what is the real cause of the the river from 40 to 43 feet from the both salmon and sturgeon, but problem. Breach the dams and do it river’s mouth to Portland and apparently, this is not a concern of quickly! Vancouver, WA. Because wheat theirs. Now something new is coming growers and much of the interior There is a simple solution to down the pipeline.
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