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community/classified ads january4 2018 Oregon Fishing News ODFW postpones 2018 sport abalone season, reopens another section of coast to recreational crabbing Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is calling a time-out on abalone season, postponing the 2018 recreational season that was set to open on January 1 until further review and Commission consideration in March. The decision follows California’s closure of its 2018 abalone season due to concerns over the health of the population. Abalone stocks in California have fallen below target levels as aba- lone face ongoing environmental conditions that have reduced their food sources. Since California Fish and Wildlife closed their season on Decem- ber 7, ODFW has seen a dramatic spike in inqui- ries about the Oregon fishery, which is dwarfed by the California fishery. (Oregon issues about 300 abalone permits per year, while California issues 25,000 or more.) Southern Oregon is on the northern edge of red abalone range and the state’s fishery is man- aged conservatively to protect the health of Or- egon’s relatively small population. “California’s closure could lead to a large fishing effort shift to Oregon, which would cause a spike in harvest un- der the current rules. Yet we suspect that Oregon’s abalone population has declined from historic lev- els,” says Scott Groth, ODFW shellfish biologist for the south coast. “This emergency action post- pones the fishery so we can hold off on issuing 2018 abalone permits until we’ve had a chance to do a more thorough review of the situation.” ODFW staff plan to evaluate the fishery (including potential impacts from California’s closure), solicit public input, and present sugges- tions, including possible rule changes, to the Fish and Wildlife Commission at their March 16 meet- ing in Salem. Annual regulations require recreational abalone harvesters to purchase an Oregon shell- fish license and obtain a free annual abalone/scal- lop permit from ODFW. ODFW will continue to issue permits for scallops after January 1. Abalone are highly prized and the fishery creates a high demand, primarily among divers. While seven species exist on the West Coast, five of these have some listing status under the Endan- gered Species Act. Red abalone are the only spe- cies still fished in the contiguous United States, and southern Oregon and northern California are the only areas where recreational harvest has oc- curred in recent years. Commercial harvest is not allowed in either state. In addition, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and ODFW announced that recreational crabbing is now open from Cape Blanco, north of Port Orford, to the Columbia River. Crab samples taken from the area indicate that levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid have dropped below the alert level. This reopening of the recreational sea- son applies to crab harvested in the ocean and in bays and estuaries, and on beaches, docks, piers, and jetties. Recreational crab harvesting remains closed along the southern Oregon coast from Cape Blanco to the California border due to el- evated levels of domoic acid. Crab and shellfish products sold in retail markets and restaurants remain safe for consum- ers. It is always recommended to eviscerate the crab and discard the “butter” (viscera or guts) prior to cooking. When whole crab are cooked in liquid, domoic acid may leach into the cooking liquid. It is recommended to discard the cooking liquid, and do not use it in other dishes, such as sauces, broths, soups, stews, stocks, roux, dress- ings, etc. The consumption of crab viscera is not recommended. For more information, call ODA’s shell- fish safety information hotline at (800) 448-2474 or visit the ODA shellfish closures webpage at: https://oda.direct/ShellfishClosures. 11 Wauna Credit Union to Service Oregon Cannabis- Related Businesses Wauna Credit Union (Wauna CU) has announced a part- nership agreement with Hypur, a financial technology company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, that will enable it to offer compliant, transparent banking services to cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) within Wauna CU’s field of membership by using Hypur’s state of the art compliance and payments software. Wauna CU, a financial cooperative serving over 25,000 members in Oregon and Washington, takes its role in the com- munity seriously. Wauna CU believes that providing banking ac- cess to CRBs benefits not only the businesses themselves, but the entire community by bringing transparency and accountability to the cannabis industry. As a new industry that poses unique bank- ing challenges, Wauna CU has taken careful steps in ensuring their full compliance with state and federal law and policy. After meet- ing with the Hypur team and seeing their compliance and payment capabilities, Wauna CU determined that partnering with Hypur was the key to responsibly servicing Oregon CRBs. “Serving the CRB industry, we become part of the solu- tion and not part of the problem. The CRBs have difficulty forming banking relationships due to the limited number of credit unions and banks serving this industry. Providing banking services to this industry legitimizes these businesses. Our partner, Hypur, with their state of the art compliance program, provides transparency to these operations,” says Robert Blumberg, CEO and President of Wauna CU. In addition to its revolutionary technology, the Hypur team includes some of the country’s leading experts on the legal and functional aspects of cannabis banking. Hypur and Wauna CU share the belief that the only way to responsibly service CRBs is with full transparency and maximum compliance. “Our partnership with Wauna CU will make it even eas- ier for dispensaries and CRBs in Oregon to receive full-banking services while enhancing how Wauna CU conducts business with those merchants. It’s an opportunity for Wauna CU to expand its reach into new and current markets, as well as for Hypur to branch out to the Pacific Northwest,” says Christopher E. Galvin, Founder and CEO of Hypur. Inquiries regarding Wauna Credit Union’s Cannabis Busi- ness Solutions can be made at (800) 773-3236. Vernonia School Board Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month. The next School Board Meeting is scheduled for January 11 at 6:00 pm in the Schools Library. GET PREPARED FOR WINTER FOR SALE 2 Lots For Sale, 0.23 acres each Columbia County tax account #22580 & #22584. $32K each. Contact (503) 624-8665 or (503) 997-2262. 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