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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018 Washington oyster growers criticize Ecology’s ‘politics’ By DON JENKINS Capital Press Washington state oys- ter growers denounced the state Department of Ecology for denying them permission Monday to spray a pesticide at Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor to kill burrowing shrimp. The denial prevents 12 growers from applying the only effective means of remov- ing a pest that plows up shell- fish beds and causes oysters to sink and suffocate. The growers charged Ecology with being driven by public hostility to spray- ing, rather than science. Ecol- ogy maintained it was guided by the potential harm to other creatures. “We based our decision off the scientific data we have,” Ecology spokeswoman Jes- sica Payne said. “This pesti- cide was too risky to be used.” Ecology’s stance reverses a Don Jenkins/Capital Press Washington state oyster farmers inspect shellfish beds in Willapa Bay in 2015. decision it made in 2015 to let growers spray imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid pesticide widely used on land crops. Ecology initially defended the spraying as ecologically sound. How- ever, consumer, activist and media disapproval pressured growers and Ecology into backing off. Growers scaled back plans, proposing to spray 500 acres instead of 2,000 acres, and reapplied for a permit in 2016. Ecology reported receiving more than 8,000 comments on the application. On Monday, it announced that it was deny- ing the permit and cited new research for its change of view. Washington State Uni- versity scientist Kim Patten, who has researched eradicat- ing burrowing shrimp in Wil- lapa Bay and Grays Harbor for many years, disputed Ecolo- gy’s assertion. Patten, based in Long Beach, said little new has emerged since 2015. “I’m disappointed that poli- tics got in the way of science,” Patten said. “It’s politics because spraying chemicals in Willapa Bay is not a popu- lar sentiment. It doesn’t sound good.” Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor shellfish farmers grow about 25 percent of the oys- ters harvested in the U.S. Left unchecked, the shrimp will reduce the harvest by 10 per- cent a year, Patten estimated. The Daily Astorian The Hawaiian Chieftain, a tall ship originally scheduled to visit Astoria from Friday through Tuesday, will not be docking here after all. Citing possibly dangerous sailing conditions, Zachary Stocks, program development officer of Grays Harbor His- torical Seaport, announced that the Chieftain will have to skip its visit to Astoria. “The weather in Northern The Daily Astorian Astoria, Warrenton to add new police officers ethics, cultural diversity, problem solving, community policing, elder abuse and drug recognition, Officers Levi Winfrey and Andrew Mur- ray will soon join Astoria police. In Warren- ton, Officers Christopher Beem and Sheridan Crutcher will join the department. Astoria Police Chief Geoff Spalding will be the keynote speaker. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m. FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY 51 44 40 Considerable cloudiness with showers Rather cloudy and cool with a little rain ALMANAC Portland 42/52 Rain First Apr 22 Coos Bay 42/51 Last Apr 29 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 5:50 a.m. 6:11 p.m. Low 2.2 ft. 0.7 ft. The council’s recommen- dations will be forwarded to NOAA Fisheries for approval. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will be asked to adopt matching rules for state waters at a meeting in Astoria in April. DEATH April 10, 2018 DONALDSON, Russell Eugene, 67, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor- tuary of Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. MEMORIALS Saturday, April 14 HEROLD, Mabel Mathilda Kandoll — Celebration of life at 1 p.m., International Longshore and Warehouse Union Hall, 491 Industry St. MARCHAND, Albert Pierre Jr. — Celebration of life from 2 to 4 p.m., Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, 115 Lake St. S.E., in Ilwaco, Washington. Refreshments will be served. WEDNESDAY Clatsop County Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m., Judge Guy Boyington Building, 857 Com- mercial St. Astoria School Board, 6:15 p.m., study session, 7:30 p.m., regular meeting, Capt. Robert Gray School third-floor boardroom, 785 Alameda Ave. Warrenton-Hammond School District Budget Committee, 6 p.m., Warrenton High School library, 1700 S. Main Ave. Wickiup Water District Board, 6:30 p.m., 92648 Svensen Market Road, Svensen. THURSDAY Seaside Convention Center Commission, 5 p.m., 415 First Avenue. Cannon Beach Academy, 5:30 p.m. 3718 S. Hem- lock St., Cannon Beach. Gearhart Planning Commission, 6 p.m., 698 Pacific Way, Gearhart. LOTTERIES Tuesday’s Lucky Lines: 03-08- 11-15-20-22-28-29 Estimated jackpot: $10,000 Tuesday’s Mega Millions: 5-13-31-43-53, Mega Ball: 20 Estimated jackpot: $55 million OREGON Tuesday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 3-7-1-9 4 p.m.: 3-3-4-2 7 p.m.: 9-5-0-4 10 p.m.: 6-5-0-6 Lakeview 25/40 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 58 53 52 50 49 50 57 50 49 51 Today Lo W 35 sh 30 r 40 r 37 r 43 r 24 r 36 r 39 r 41 r 42 r Hi 49 46 50 49 50 42 51 50 50 51 Thu. 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WASHINGTON Tuesday’s Daily Game: 5-1-2 Tuesday’s Keno: 01-04-09-11- 13-15-16-17-19-20-25-33-39- 41-48-49-59-62-69-73 Tuesday’s Match 4: 09-12-16-24 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: Both Saturn and Mars rise around 2 a.m. On May 1st, rises around 12:30 a.m. Today Lo 48 36 52 45 46 45 68 25 74 51 52 60 55 54 68 51 56 44 58 42 55 49 50 41 47 La Grande 34/46 Ontario 42/55 Klamath Falls 24/42 maritime life. The ship’s crew comes dressed in period attire. “We’re sorry that we could not be here for our sched- uled sails and education pro- grams,” Stocks wrote, adding that Grays Harbor Historical Seaport, a Washington-based nonprofit, may reschedule the Chieftain’s visit for fall. A story on page 2 of Thurs- day’s Coast Weekend pre- viewing the ship’s arrival was finalized before news of the cancellation came. PUBLIC MEETINGS Roseburg 39/52 Brookings 40/51 May 7 John Day 32/44 Bend 30/46 Medford 36/51 UNDER THE SKY High 7.5 ft. Prineville 30/49 Lebanon 39/50 Eugene 37/49 Full Pendleton 38/52 The Dalles 40/57 Salem 40/52 Newport 41/50 SUN AND MOON City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Breezy with periods of rain Tillamook 40/50 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:57 p.m. Sunrise Thursday ........................ 6:35 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 4:54 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 3:21 p.m. Time 11:40 a.m. none Breezy with periods of rain 51 39 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 40/51 Precipitation Tuesday ............................................ 0.32" Month to date ................................... 3.10" Normal month to date ....................... 1.98" Year to date .................................... 26.33" Normal year to date ........................ 26.82" Apr 15 SUNDAY 53 42 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Tuesday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 61°/47° Normal high/low ........................... 56°/40° Record high ............................ 77° in 2004 Record low ............................. 31° in 1982 New SATURDAY 53 47 California has caused severe swells that prevent us from meeting our (scheduled) pro- grams on time,” Stock said in a release. Currently in Crescent City, the Chieftain will wait out the rough seas and head straight to its next planned stop in Newport. A steel-hulled replica of ves- sels from the 18th and 19th cen- turies, the Hawaiian Chieftain is an educational tool meant to give people a sense of old-time Ocean salmon fishing dates announced Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Members of Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis’ office pose for a photo in recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The shirts read, ‘Be hip. Heard. Informed. Present.’ Astoria and Warrenton will soon have four new officers on patrol. The state Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will graduate its 376th Basic Police Class — including 38 new offi- cers throughout Oregon — Friday morning in Salem. The 16-week class teaches skills such as firearm use, emergency vehicle operations, district includes Willapa Bay and Grays Harbor, said he was disappointed by Ecology’s decision. “I’m worried many of the growers may not survive,” said Blake, chairman of the House agriculture committee. “It’s not new science that killed the permit, it’s new politics.” The oyster growers’ asso- ciation issued a press release through the public relations firm Strategies 360 condemn- ing the decision. “To us, it seems like Ecology has been laying in the weeds, delaying action on our permit applica- tion, and politicizing the future of our farms,” association President Ken Wiegardt said in a written statement. Ecology’s decision becomes final May 14. Until then, the public can com- ment on it. After that, growers can appeal the decision to the state’s Pollution Control Hear- ings Board. Tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain’s visit canceled due to weather Hip to victims’ rights The Daily Astorian For decades growers con- trolled the inedible burrowing shrimp with carbaryl. Imida- cloprid was proposed by Pat- ten and growers as a less toxic alternative. The pesticide has not been used in the U.S. in the manner proposed by the oyster grow- ers. Ecology water quality manager Rich Doenges said tests in Willapa Bay showed that imidacloprid reduced the population of some sed- iment-dwelling creatures by more than half, potentially dis- rupting the food chain. He said that Ecology also was influenced by a 2017 EPA study that assessed how imida- cloprid running off farm fields affected aquatic life. The assessment found imi- daclorpid posed a low direct risk to fish, but could pose an indirect risk by harming insects that fish eat. State Rep. Brian Blake, an Aberdeen Democrat whose W s pc pc pc pc c s pc sh pc s s s s pc s s s s s s pc c r s Hi 76 55 65 75 68 70 88 50 82 74 76 70 70 77 81 78 78 62 84 69 77 50 60 51 75 Thu. Lo 53 48 47 34 59 45 58 29 73 59 64 49 52 60 69 58 64 55 63 56 62 36 48 43 59 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s r pc pc pc c s pc pc pc s s pc s pc s s pc pc pc pc sh pc r pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a flag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. 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