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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2018 Otters: Could affect Dungeness crab Continued from Page 1A they would be great “ambas- sadors” for the Oregon Coast. But excitement is not the unanimous response. “The notion of full-scale reintroduction of otters makes me feel very apprehensive because we don’t know how that will affect commercial fisheries,” said Newport crab- ber Bob Eder. Eder said he is mindful that sea otters have remark- able charisma. But they’re also known for their big appe- tites and a diet that includes Dungeness crab. Eder is concerned that rein- troduction could change his industry. “Unlike the crab fishermen, (the otters) don’t take just the large mature males that have already reproduced,” Eder said in an interview at the bay- front. “They take the females. They eat indiscriminately.” The director of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commis- sion made the same points in a separate interview last week. Dungeness crab represents the single most valuable commer- cial fishery in Oregon. “We need to really study this because we may be dis- placing one mammal — fish- ermen — with the reintroduc- tion of another,” Eder said. Elakha Alliance Board Chair Bob Bailey predicts that 100 reintroduced otters would make a negligible difference for the overall commercial harvest. Suitable habitat? A lab at Oregon State University’s marine science center in Newport is study- ing whether society and the marine environment are ready for sea otter reintroduction. Masters student Dominique Kone is examining ocean conditions. “Is there suitable habi- tat?” Kone asked. “Is there enough prey? Because we know sea otters are constantly eating because of their high metabolism.” Kone’s initial assessment is that some spots off the coast, particularly the southern Ore- gon Coast, look pretty good. Kone said he would look for any lessons to be learned from the earlier reintroduction effort in Oregon. His gradu- ate advisor, Oregon State pro- fessor Leigh Torres, said it is something of a mystery why the 1970s reintroduction did not succeed in Oregon as it did in Washington state and California. “What’s interesting about that previous, failed reintro- duction effort is that otters were doing well to begin with for the first couple of years,” Torres said. “They were feed- ing, actually having pups and doing well. Then they sort of split town and just weren’t seen again.” The founder and director of the new Elakha Alliance guesses it could take many years to get the green light to reintroduce sea otters along Oregon’s coast. “We are very early in the game,” Bailey said. “We hav- en’t even really scoped out the ‘What would it take’ type of discussion, the logistics. Where would these animals come from? Where would they go? What would the impacts be?” Bailey organized a one-day symposium in Newport last month with scientists, agen- cies, tribal representatives and interested citizens to talk about the existing state of the science. He said the next step is to draw up a strategic plan for how the Elakha Alliance should proceed. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, meanwhile, are noncommittal. A U.S. Fish and Wild- life Service spokeswoman said many public meetings lie ahead if the reintroduction idea gains momentum. Fed- eral biologists who are moni- toring the sea otters along the Washington state and central California coasts say those populations are healthy, but they are not colonizing Ore- gon on their own. “There’s more support for active reintroduction than waiting for natural dispersal,” concluded Danielle Moser, wildlife program coordinator for the environmental group Oregon Wild, after attending the Elakha Alliance science symposium last month. “The sentiment was that active rein- troduction is needed if we want sea otters in Oregon any- time soon.” A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) 6 Continued from Page 1A When he died, he left Astoria $200,000 specifically for the Gar- den of Surging Waves near City Hall on Duane Street — money that moved the project on to com- pletion, former Mayor Willis Van Dusen said at the time. DeMuro also donated the 12 overwater lots in Mill Pond Vil- lage. He hoped the city could sell the lots and put the money toward projects like the Garden of Surging Waves or the rede- velopment of surrounding Heri- tage Square. He estimated the lots were valued at around $150,000. Redevelopment of Heritage Square continues to be a priority for the city and was a campaign point for newly elected city coun- cilor Joan Herman and current city councilor and mayor-elect Bruce Jones, who will take on their new positions in January. Both Herman and Jones have said they hope to see some sort of housing developed in Heritage Square to help ease the housing crunch in Astoria. Any money from a sale of the Mill Pond lots will help but major funding will likely come from other sources, Estes said. For example, the City Council has held off from taking on any new projects in the city’s Astor East Urban Renewal District in an effort to build up that fund for work in Heritage Square. Estes is not sure what the city’s chances are of selling the Mill Pond properties. There could be interest from people looking to preserve their views across the pond, he said, agreeing with LaMear. But, he added, “Someone may be interested in it not as six lots but as a single thing. Is there interest then in replatting that so that it’s a single lot? There could be other options there.” The city of Astoria is trying to sell lots in the neighborhood which extend out over the water. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian Olympic Peninsula The Washington state pop- ulation of around 2,000 ani- mals stems from 59 sea otters that were relocated to the Olympic Peninsula coast from Alaska’s Aleutian Islands in 1969 and 1970. Washing- ton’s sea otters are now spread out between Point Grenville on the Quinault Reservation and Pillar Point in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Occasion- ally, one or two Washington sea otters are spotted explor- ing Oregon waters, but those wandering animals have not stayed. This fall, the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport launched a capital campaign to expand its sea otter holding facilities and build a marine mammal rehabilitation center. Both of those would be useful for a sea otter rein- troduction campaign if one is eventually launched. The Oregon Coast Aquarium is home to three sea otters that rank among its most popular exhibits. THE DAILY ASTORIAN T UESDAY E VENING Mill Pond: Redevelopment of Heritage Square continues to be a priority for the city Lodging: If license revoked, you can’t have a new license for one year Continued from Page 1A The license proposal would require people looking to offer rooms in their homes to also do the following: • They will need to get a license, which will be reviewed by the Community Development Department, occupational tax and pay tran- sient room tax. • They can only offer one to two bedrooms — no kitchen included — and the owner must be in the home at the same time as the guest. • They will have to undergo a home safety inspection, pay all fees, provide off-street parking, include their license number on advertising plat- forms where they market their rooms and also provide their advertising platform identifi- cation number to the city. Licenses would be valid for two years and will need to be renewed if a person wants to continue operating. Licenses are not transferable. Adjacent property own- ers will receive a notice from the city when an application is being reviewed, but they won’t get a notice when peo- ple go in to renew a license. People will be in trou- ble with the city and at risk of landing a violation if they advertise lodging without a license or in violation of license standards like the bed- room limits. WANTED Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber Northwest Hardwoods • Longview, WA SCHEDULE A - Charter Astoria/ Seaside - L - Charter Long Beach License renewals may be denied if people are out of compliance, haven’t addressed violations, have two or more violations within a 12 month period or have not paid lodging taxes for six months or more. If someone’s license is revoked, they can’t have a new license for one year. Contact: John Anderson • 360-269-2500 Evening listings TUESDAY N OVEMBER 20 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 Jeopardy! 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