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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 Toxin: If the levels change, the season could open back up again Continued from Page 1A their internal organs. While these organs, or viscera, are not typically consumed some WUDGLWLRQDO$VLDQUHFLSHVSUL]H ³FUDEEXWWHU´DVDVHDVRQLQJ 6LQFH WKH PHDW LV VDIH some fishermen have won- dered why the agency didn’t just issue an order allowing the sale of eviscerated crab — where the organs are re- moved and the meat remains. %XW $\UHV DQG RWKHUV VD\ such an order would be diffi- cult to enforce especially at this point in the season when many small-time wholesale buyers are looking to buy whole crab. 6XFK D FRQYHUVDWLRQ however, may have had to occur if domoic acid lev- els had shot up in January when harvest is typically at its peak and seafood plants are processing a lot of crab meat. “That’s a big discussion we’ll need to have with the industry ... especially if this SHUVLVWV´$\UHVVDLG Currently, crab samples have been found with lev- els of domoic acid as high as 65 parts per million. The VWDWH 'HSDUWPHQW RI +HDOWK threshold for crab is 30 parts per million. In 2003, sam- ples of crab revealed levels as high as 80 parts per mil- OLRQDFFRUGLQJWR:'): If the levels change, the season could open back up again. Crabbing normally ODVWV XQWLO 6HSWHPEHU DQG WKHQUHRSHQV'HFWKRXJK the opening is often delayed by up to a month to allow the newly moulted crab to hard- en and put on meat. “It’s not like this is the HQG RI WKH VHDVRQ´ $\UHV VDLG DERXW WKH 'XQJHQHVV fisheries closure. “We’re go- LQJWRFRQWLQXHWRWHVW´ Oregon not affected 1RUWK RI &KHKDOLV 3RLQW including Grays Harbor, ermen landed 16.7 million pounds. The average season comes out to about 9.5 mil- lion pounds, according to :'):&UDESRSXODWLRQVJR through multi-year cycles of abundance ,Q 2UHJRQ FRPPHUFLDO 'XQJHQHVV FUDE ODQGLQJV from the ocean and Colum- bia River average about 16.3 million pounds a season, with a record high of 33.5 million pounds recorded in the 2004-2005 season, but have come to only 7.5 mil- OLRQ SRXQGV DV RI$SULO WKLV season. Information received IURP WKH 2UHJRQ 'HSDUW ment of Fish and Wildlife shows a rising price per SRXQG $W WKH VWDUW RI WKH season, fishermen saw an average price of $3.62 per pound. That jumped by a lit- tle over a dollar in January and then leaped up to $8.23 a pound in February due to high demand for crab during Chinese New Year celebra- tions. The average price EO Media Group file went down to $7.44 a pound Crabbers pull in their gear following a finding by the Washington State Department of Health that a marine toxin has in March and then to $6.87 a climbed to more than double safe levels in the guts of coastal Dungeness. SRXQGLQ$SULO Ilwaco-based proces- 'XQJHQHVVFUDEILVKHULHVDUH what has already been a poor sor’s, Jessie’s Ilwaco Fish ‘It’s not like this is the end season. Though the crab &RPSDQ\ DQG ,OZDFR /DQG VWLOO RSHQ DQG 6WHYH 5XP rill, shellfish program leader of the season. We’re going caught have been large and ing, could not be reached for IRU WKH 2UHJRQ 'HSDUWPHQW meaty and prices per pound FRPPHQW EXW WKH 'XQJQHVV to continue to test.’ of Fish and Wildlife, said started and remained high, closure likely won’t harm there are no concerns about the crab are few and far be- %HOO%XR\&UDE&RPSDQ\LQ — Dan Ayres Chinook. 'XQJHQHVV RII RI 2UHJRQ¶V tween. coastal shellfish manager for the Dungeness crab fisheries agency “There’s only one ves- FRDVW$WOHDVWQRW\HW In March, fishermen land- 2'): JDWKHUHG FUDE ed 126,537 pounds in Wash- sel here in the port still VDPSOHV IRU WKH VWDWH 'H to fishermen to self-report High levels of the toxin ington, down from Febru- DFWLYHO\ ILVKLQJ´ VDLG SDUWPHQW RI$JULFXOWXUH ODVW where they landed a load of were also noted in Willapa DU\ ZKHQ :'): UHFRUGHG 6WHYH 0DQHZDO PDQDJHU week and tests showed lev- FUDE$Q\'XQJHQHVVFDXJKW %D\ OHDGLQJ WR D EULHI FOR SRXQGVODQGHG$QG at the seafood processing els of domoic acid were be- in the closed Washington VXUH WKHUH 2\VWHUJURZHUV that was drastically down plant. He explained that ORZ WKH WKUHVKROG 6WLOO LQ waters should not be sold to feared long-term closures, from 3.2 million pounds crab landings at the plant light of the Washington clo- 2UHJRQ SURFHVVRUV RU EX\ but levels of domoic acid landed in January and the usually slow down around VXUH 2UHJRQ¶V 'HSDUWPHQW ers, he said. have since gone down in 3.1 million pounds landed in this time of year anyway RI$JULFXOWXUHSODQVWRVDP :'): EHJDQ WR ZRUU\ the bay while still remain- 'HFHPEHU ZKHQ WKH VHDVRQ as fishermen transition into other fisheries. SOHFUDE DWSRUWV IURP$VWR DERXW 'XQJHQHVV FUDEV DIWHU ing high off Washington and opened. “It’s a slow catch (this ULDWR&RRV%D\ Total landings for the dangerously high levels of do- 2UHJRQ¶VRFHDQEHDFKHVQHDU Meanwhile, a number of moic acid were noted in both the mouth of the Columbia 2014-2015 season as of year) combined with the commercial crabbers hold the water and razor clams River. March 24 come to a little fact that a lot of the crab dual licenses, allowing them DORQJWKH/RQJ%HDFK3HQLQ over 7 million pounds. In fishermen here are in the Few landings to fish for and land crab in VXOD DQG 2UHJRQ¶V )RUW 6WH the 2013-2014 season, fish- SURFHVV RI JRLQJ WR $ODVND 7KH'XQJHQHVVFORVXUHLV ermen landed 9.5 million IRU VDOPRQ ILVKLQJ´ 0DQ ERWK :DVKLQJWRQ DQG 2UH vens in May leading to clam- another blow to fishermen in pounds. In 2010-2011, fish- ewal said. gon. Rumrill says it is up ming closures in both states. Smyth: He sees ending his administrative career in Knappa Continued from Page 1A skills they are expected to learn as they progress through their education. 6P\WKVDLGWKHVFKRROKDV improved the number of its students meeting or exceed- ing state standards in reading, writing, math and science by more than 30 percent. “I think it is a diamond LQ WKH URXJK´ 6P\WK VDLG RI Knappa. “It’s waiting for ex- cellence, and it’s got the po- WHQWLDOWRUHDFKH[FHOOHQFH´ A new challenge $IWHUHLJKW\HDUVDW6SULQJ ZDWHU 6P\WK VDLG KH ZDV looking for more of a chal- OHQJH%HIRUH6SULQJZDWHUKH spent four years as principal DW 6XQULVH 0LGGOH 6FKRRO LQ WKH 1RUWK &ODFNDPDV 6FKRRO 'LVWULFW DQG EHIRUH WKDW IRXU years as assistant principal at 0LOZDXNLH+LJK6FKRRO %HIRUHPRYLQJLQWRDGPLQ LVWUDWLRQ 6P\WK ZDV D KLJK school social studies teach- HU LQ 2UHJRQ DQG &DOLIRUQLD where he also served as the head wrestling coach and as- sistant football coach. He has a master’s degree in education from Claremont Graduate University and a bachelor’s LQ $PHULFDQ VWXGLHV IURP 3RPRQD &ROOHJH ERWK LQVWL tutions in Claremont, Calif. +HLVRULJLQDOO\IURP3RUWODQG and attended Cleveland High 6FKRRO ³,¶P WKH ¿UVW NLG RXW RI nine children to graduate col- You Visit us online at Tube www.DailyAstorian.com OHJH´ 6P\WK VDLG RI ZK\ KH HQWHUHG HGXFDWLRQ ³%HFDXVH that opportunity changed my life, I wanted to give it back. $QGWKDWVWLOOGULYHVPH´ 6P\WK KDV WKUHH FKLOGUHQ His oldest, Colleen, recently graduated from Willamette University and is heading to Nashville, Tenn., on an as- VLJQPHQWIRU7HDFKIRU$PHU LFD +LV VHFRQG ROGHVW 6SHQ FHU UHFHQWO\ ¿QLVKHG KLV ¿UVW \HDU DW WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 2U egon. His youngest, Francie, LV D VHQLRU DW /LQFROQ +LJK 6FKRROOLYLQJZLWKKHUPRWKHU 6P\WK VDLG KH VHHV HQG ing his administrative career in Knappa, staying about six years before moving out of school districts but into a re- ODWHG¿HOG Pot: Ferrioli wants people in areas of 2UHJRQWKDWRSSRVHGOHJDOL]DWLRQWR have time to adjust to the ‘sea change’ Continued from Page 1A lack of an option in that bill for cities and counties to ban pot businesses that caught Ferrioli’s attention. Ferrioli wrote in the email that he worked hard on legis- lation to implement Measure 91, including with his proposal to allow medical dispensaries to sell pot to adults age 21 and older starting July 1 because the state will not launch its recre- ational pot system until 2016. “In return, I have asked that you respect the 22 counties and 140 plus cities which opposed or voted (for) a moratorium on im- plementation of (Measure 91) by allowing them to opt-out through a simple vote of local elected of- ¿FLDOV DV ZH GLG LQ 6% $´ )HUULROLZURWHLQWKHHPDLOWR6HQ *LQQ\%XUGLFN'3RUWODQGDQG 5HS$QQ/LQLQJHU'/DNH2V wego, the co-chairs of the legis- lative committee. If the committee does not allow cities and counties to pass bans, Ferrioli wrote that “I will vote ‘no’ on this bill and oppose LWV SDVVDJH RQ WKH 6HQDWH ÀRRU on the grounds that it will force cities and counties to approve ‘Counties and cities voted to become either wet or dry.’ — State Sen. Ted Ferrioli talking about the end of Prohibition actions constituting a willful violation of federal law, or, in consequence, to become respon- GHQWVWRFRVWO\FLYLOOLWLJDWLRQ´ In an interview Wednesday af- ternoon, Ferrioli said he wants to allow time for people in areas of the state that opposed legalization of marijuana to adjust to the “sea FKDQJH´ WDNLQJ SODFH VLPLODU WR the end of prohibition on alcohol. “Counties and cities voted to EHFRPHHLWKHUZHWRUGU\´)HU rioli said. )HUULROL DQG %XUGLFN VDLG late Wednesday afternoon they see promise in a proposal by the /HDJXHRI2UHJRQ&LWLHVZKLFK ZRXOG DOORZ HOHFWHG RI¿FLDOV in cities and counties that vot- ed against Measure 91 — the November initiative to legalize marijuana for adults — to pass bans on medical and recre- ational pot businesses. Elected RI¿FLDOV LQ FLWLHV DQG FRXQWLHV where voters approved Measure 91 could also vote to pass bans, but those would be referred to the voters. “I think it has potential be- cause it recognizes that some areas just did not vote for (Mea- VXUH´%XUGLFNVDLG %XUGLFN VDLG WKDW UHJDUGOHVV of whether there are enough votes to pass legislation without Ferrioli’s support, the goal is to attain broad support for any leg- islation they pass. “We’ve been bipartisan all WKHZD\WKURXJK´%XUGLFNVDLG “We want to continue in a bipar- WLVDQZD\´ 6FRWW:LQNHOVDOREE\LVWIRU WKH /HDJXH RI 2UHJRQ &LWLHV worked on the opt-out proposal. “We’ve just been sort of look- ing for a creative way to address the disparity, the geographic dis- SDULW\LQWKHYRWH´:LQNHOVVDLG “I think we found something that KDVVRPHSURPLVH´ The legislative committee is expected to meet again next week. Co m fo rt Zo n e. There is a tim e to step ou t of you r com fort zon e a n d a tim e to em bra ce it. 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