The Southwest Washington chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) will hold its monthly members meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Camas Meadows Golf Club. The club meets every second Tuesday of the month.
Recreational fishing closes at Drano Lake
By emergency decree, all recreational fishing in Drano Lake has been closed as of Sept. 29. The current estimate of fall Chinook salmon returning to the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery is below the number needed to meet the 2019 broodstock collection goal.
Closing the fishing season in Drano Lake will increase the number of hatchery fish available for broodstock and help ensure future hatchery returns.
NOAA seeks input on sea lion proposal
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is currently taking comments from the public concerning the proposal by Washington, Oregon, Idaho, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation to lethally remove up to 1,000 sea lions from waters of the Columbia River.
The intent is to reduce or eliminate predation by pinnipeds on fishery stocks that are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
