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We look forward to our continued partnership!” Platypus Marine “In the first week we have seen our website have just over an 11% increase in traffic since we launched our banner ad.” Bonar Plastics 88% of our readers are in Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California. 83% of our readers identify as a boat owner and/or fisherman. Pacific Fishing • (206) 324-5644 • pacificfishing.com COMMENTARY by MATT MARINKOVICH Fight ocean acidification: Yes on Washington Initiative 1631 n the mid-1980s, when I started seining with my dad for Fraser bor have measured CO2-driven acidifica- IRiver sockeye, the Puget Sound fishery was already declining. tion at extremes that most marine waters But lately, the consequences of a fraying marine food web are aren’t expected to see for generations. It is spreading far beyond the fishing fleet. Living in Friday Harbor, I dissolving the shells of tiny floating snails have a front row seat. called pteropods, a major prey for young That’s why I will vote for Washington’s Initiative 1631 in Nov- salmon. High CO2 and warm waters are ember. This ballot measure will deeply reduce the biggest source fueling toxic algae that displace nutritious of pollution that degrades our waters: carbon dioxide (CO2) from plankton eaten by salmon. Toxic algae are burning coal, oil, and gas. also forcing harvest closures in Dunge- I’ve experienced some of the harm firsthand. Local salmon ness crab and shellfish beds. Scientists say stocks kept dwindling, so like many fishermen I migrated north. Matt Marinkovich the impacts will keep getting worse until Now I fish in Bristol Bay, while back home whale-watching boats we confront the root cause. and yachts have replaced fish boats in the harbor. Now they are Not every attempt to “cure” this problem deserves support from worried, too. fishermen. Initiative 1631 does. It is a powerful and affordable tool The endangered Southern Resident orca whales aren’t getting to slash the underlying CO2 emissions. enough fish to sustain themselves. These whales haven’t successfully Fishermen and tribal leaders intervened to improve this ballot raised a calf in over three years. measure, so resource-dependent coastal people get a fair shake. The Is anyone surprised? Our resident orcas eat almost exclusively Working Group on Seafood and Energy, the only fisheries trade Chinook salmon. Just since I was a teenager, catch and escapement association focusing on carbon emissions, endorsed the initiative of these fish have dropped by more than half. Chinook in Puget and provided a lot of information for this article. Sound are down to about 10 percent of historic levels. The measure will achieve deep emission cuts at low costs. It Scientists say the young Chinook themselves may be starving, will also help fishermen and others afford to do their part, instead especially when they first enter the Sound.