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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019
Salmon fi sheries set as managers look to protect orcas
Chinook catch
could be lower
By JES BURNS
Oregon Public Broadcasting
The organization that sets
limits for commercial, recre-
ational and tribal salmon fi sh-
eries in the Pacifi c Northwest
wrapped up their work Tues-
day at a meeting in Northern
California.
The Pacifi c Fishery Man-
agement Council bases the
limits on salmon run projec-
tions up and down the coast.
While the C hinook salmon
catch will be slightly lower
than last year, the coho fi sh-
ery in Washington state and
northern Oregon will be
much improved. Recreational
anglers would benefi t most
from this trend.
In addition, the council
is starting work on plans to
rebuild fi ve Northwest fi sh
runs considered to be “over-
fi shed,” a technical designa-
tion for when the three-year
average of salmon return-
ing to a river to spawn falls
below a threshold set by fi sh-
ery managers.
“The overfi shing doesn’t
necessarily mean we caught
too many fi sh. It could be
because of a drought. It could
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The population of endangered southern resident killer whales has dwindled.
be a result of many, many
environmental things that’s
going on in the streams,” said
Butch Smith, a charter fi sher-
man who chairs the s almon
a dvisory s ub panel for the
council.
The overfi shed runs
include fall Chinook from the
Klamath and Sacramento riv-
ers and coho from the Strait
of Juan de Fuca and the Sno-
homish and Queets rivers.
Over the next few months,
the council will determine
if fi shing limits should be
adjusted next year to help
increase the number of
salmon.
The Pacifi c Fishery Man-
agement Council also kicked
off a process that could lead
to more salmon being avail-
able for orcas in the Pacifi c
Northwest. The council
learned last month that the
National Marine Fisheries
Service, the agency responsi-
ble for administering Endan-
gered Species Act protection
for marine species, is plan-
ning to step in to assess how
fi shing affects southern resi-
dent orcas.
The endangered south-
ern residents spend most of
their time in Puget Sound, but
feed off Oregon and Califor-
nia during certain parts of the
year. There are fewer than 80
left and they depend on C hi-
nook salmon for food.
Ten years ago, a similar
assessment determined com-
mercial, recreational and
tribal fi sheries did not have
a signifi cant effect on the
orcas’ food supply. But in a
lawsuit, the Center f or Bio-
logical Diversity argued new
information about where the
whales get their food war-
rants another look.
“We defi nitely intend for
this consultation to not just
result in a new document
with a new date stamp on
it, but it will actually inform
how they manage these fi sh-
eries. And they could take
measures that are going to
help the orcas recover,” said
Julie Teel Simmonds, a law-
yer for the center.
New science shows that
the southern resident orcas
depend on several of the
same salmon runs regulated
by the fi sheries council —
runs on rivers as far south
as the Rogue, Klamath and
Sacramento.
T he notice to council
members said, “any activi-
ties that affect the abundance
of Chinook salmon available
to s outhern r esident k iller
w hales have the potential to
impact the survival and popu-
lation growth of the whales.”
There has been concern
that Northwest fi shermen will
disproportionately be penal-
ized in order to protect the
orcas.
“It’s just not a one-stop
shopping fi x. I think a coun-
try (Canada) and Alaska have
to also be engaged in the
recovery of these whales,”
Smith said.
The consultation won’t
affect this year’s fi shery, but
offi cials aim to have the pro-
cess complete in time to set
salmon limits in 2020.
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approved fi reworks con-
tracts for the Fourth of July,
International Kite Festival
and New Year’s Eve. The
combined contracts will
cost $26,750.
The Long Beach Mer-
chants Association donated
$20,000 for the Fourth of
July show, which was in
danger due to cost.
“The merchants came up
with the money to pay for
this event at the last min-
ute,” City Administrator
David Glasson said.
The city’s prior deci-
sion to cancel the fi reworks
show to direct money at
other priorities generated
a large backlash on social
media. The City C oun-
cil eventually decided to
go ahead with fi reworks,
providing funding could
be obtained from private
sources, as had been the
case years ago.
KELSO, Wash. — A
memorial service for slain
Cowlitz County sheriff’s
deputy Justin DeRosier will
be held at 1 p.m. Wednes-
day in Portland.
Cowlitz County Sheriff
Brad Thurman and the DeR-
osier family said the service
will be held at The Earle
A. & Virginia H. Chiles
Center at the University of
Portland.
The 29-year-old DeR-
osier had been a deputy
since 2009 and was the mar-
ried father of a 5-month-
old daughter. He responded
alone Saturday night to a
motor home blocking a road
near Kalama and reported
over police radio that some-
one was shooting at him.
The Clark County Medi-
cal Examiner said DeRosier
died of a gunshot wound to
the chest.
Authorities say Brian
Butts fatally shot DeRosier
and that Butts was shot
to death by law enforce-
ment Sunday following a
manhunt.
Investigators said Butts
was last known to be liv-
ing in Longview and the
motor home was registered
to his mother in Columbia
County.
In a public Facebook
post, the Daily News
reported that Butts’ ex-girl-
friend Sara Elliott wrote that
after the “cold blood mur-
der,” she wants the public to
understand that the families
of both DeRosier and Butts
are grieving.
“No mother ever raises
their children to intention-
ally become addicts and
to intentionally kill peo-
ple especially cops ... Nei-
ther man’s child will have
a father. Neither man’s
mother will ever hug their
son. Neither man’s wives
will have their husbands
home,” she wrote.
“I stand with law enforce-
ment and I am praying for
the hearts everywhere,”
she continued. “However I
am also able to see past the
b———- and see the man
for who he was. I love the
person but hate the sin.”
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THURSDAY
Seaside Transportation Advisory Commission, 6 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway.
Cannon Beach Design Review Board, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St.
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By ALYSSA EVANS
Chinook Observer
Memorial service set for slain deputy
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Long Beach OKs fi reworks after all
LONG BEACH, Wash.
— The city’s Fourth of July
fi reworks show will happen
after all.
The Long Beach City
Council
on
Monday
approved a fi reworks con-
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previously canceled fi re-
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Precipitation
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Month to date ................................... 4.88"
Normal month to date ....................... 3.21"
Year to date .................................... 19.93"
Normal year to date ........................ 28.05"
Apr 19
MONDAY
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Astoria through Wednesday.
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High/low ....................................... 59°/48°
Normal high/low ........................... 57°/41°
Record high ............................ 85° in 2016
Record low ............................. 30° in 1967
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