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Hatcheries releasing ¿sh early Eecause oI drought
Deteriorating
conditions,
water for
salmon and
steelhead are
factors
sites and more important, us-
ing the water at the hatcheries
to raise salmon and steelhead.
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By HENRY MILLER
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Statesman Journal
“But the more immediate
need was that (Nehalem) river
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ahead of schedule because of And they needed that water
the drought.
to go through the hatchery,
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Oregon Department of Fish salmon and steelhead that
and Wildlife’s North Nehalem have to stay there for another
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bow trout averaging about 1
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release in September at about will be released about a month
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earlier than planned because
Two factors were in play, of the water situation.
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The crew there is recircu-
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on schedule in about three
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feed the rivers through the
summer, Oregon’s coastal riv-
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are the worst that he’s ever
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Early releases not ideal his observations.
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not ideal, the warmer water at them and made a compar-
actually accelerated growth ison it’s about a third of the
rates, Bradley said.
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virtually all of the production
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Man found guilty in Seaside stabbing
His trial lasted three days.
The jury started deliberation
Thursday night and reached
A man arrested last Au-
the guilty verdict by Friday
gust for stabbing another man
afternoon.
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A sentencing hearing has
found guilty on all charges
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Friday in Clatsop County
Thursday.
Circuit Court.
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Dylan Douglas Snook
33, of Astoria, was found
to the stabbing incident that
guilty of 13 counts. The
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gree assault, five counts of first-degree assault.
Street in Seaside.
unlawful use of a weapon
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counts of menacing and :LQGDZVNL RULJLQDOO\ SOHDG- UHSRUWHG WR RI¿FHUV KH ZDV
fourth-degree assault. An ed not guilty to the charges in stabbed.
attempted murder charge August.
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The Daily Astorian
the lone suspect during the
initial investigation into the
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Seaside Police reported at the
time.
Detectives with the depart-
ment obtained information
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residence in Astoria. Clatsop
County Interagency Narcotics
Team and Astoria Police De-
partment detectives assisted
in conducting surveillance on
the residence.
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without incident, according to
Seaside Police.
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North Coast Prevention
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substance abuse, suicide
and delinquency, recently
started a yearlong campaign
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in Clatsop County.
The campaign was creat-
ed through a $15,000 award
from the Columbia Pacific
Coordinated Care Organi-
zation this spring for the
coalition to implement an
innovative, science-based
approach to health promo-
tion that has a demonstrat-
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perceptions, attitudes, and
behaviors related to youth
alcohol consumption.
Specific goals of the
campaign are to reduce the
percentage of Clatsop Coun-
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of teens in the county who
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proportion of parents who
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dangers of alcohol use.
The campaign will also
help to guide community
conversations about under-
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misperceptions,
accord-
ing to the coalition. It will
be based on existing data
Congregation Beit Salmon
hosts rabbinical internship
from the 2014 Oregon Stu-
dent Wellness survey and
upcoming surveys of par-
ents and community mem-
bers. Campaign messages
are being developed this
summer.
This fall, the coalition
said, a variety of infor-
mational messages will
be promoted in the media.
Additional surveys will be
conducted in early 2016.
Campaign results will be re-
ported in the spring of 2016.
Community
partners
for the campaign include
Montana State University,
the Oregon Health Author-
ity Addictions and Men-
tal Health Division, local
schools and Lum’s Auto
Sales in Warrenton.
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formation, contact Shelly
Alford, the campaign coor-
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that have been seen in Wil-
lamette Valley rivers such as
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and Santiams, water tem-
peratures are creeping into
the danger zone.
“We’re not quite to the
level of the Willamette, yet,
but we do have some 70-de-
gree water in the lower parts
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“So it’s getting there, and
it could become an issue.
There’s some years when
we don’t see any 70-degree
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One problem that already
has been seen is that with the
dropping rivers and streams,
there have been reports of
non-hatchery wild fish being
left high and dry.
“The biggest concern that
we’ve seen already is the
stranding of some juvenile
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With the added stress on
the adult fish because of the
weather and water situa-
tion, he also had advice for
anglers who are pursuing
them.
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message this year is that
people who are out trout
fishing, or fishing for Chi-
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these fish are out in con-
ditions that are not favor-
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released needs to be handled
with care. Early mornings
or late evenings are the best
times to fish. Fish need to be
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ble and with as much care as
possible.
“At this point it’s all about
survival. These fish have got
to live, the adults that are
coming in now whether it’s
sea run cutthroat or spring
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head, they’re all living until
the fall or the winter before
they spawn. And they’ve got
some tough conditions to
survive through the next few
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salmon season approaches
for the Nehalem Bay and
River, prompting the Ore-
gon Department of Fish and
Wildlife to remind anglers
about this season’s bag lim-
its.
The bag limit for non
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on in the Nehalem Basin for
the 2015 season is one per
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according to a news release
from the department.
Starting Sept. 16, the
daily limit increases to two
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per day, but anglers can
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halem and other North
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year.
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said that the one-day limit
is meant to reduce the im-
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ly-returning summer run.
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Nehalem Basin arrive ear-
lier than in other coastal
basins because they have
a long way to go to reach
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he said.
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journey nearly 90 miles up-
stream, according to Knut-
sen.
Knutsen said it may be
especially important this
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sure.
“Even during an average
summer, the water tempera-
tures in the Nehalem can
reach levels that are close
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sen said. “With the current
drought, this summer could
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the Nehalem Bay because
of low projected returns,
but hatchery coho will be
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