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Spilyqy Tyrnoo, Worm Springs, Oregon
September 50, 2004-
Officers assist when fishing gear is damaged Grant helps with food safety
This is a common scenario:
The Columbia River Inter
Tribal Fisheries Enforcement
team receives a call from a tribal
fisherman who reports that fish
ing gear - a gill net, for instance
- has been damaged.
A dispatcher will ask various
questions. Many times the an
swers offer only minimal infor
mation, and there often are long
delays from the time when the
incident occurred to when it is
; reported. The responding offic
ers feel frustrated with these
kinds of cases, said Brent
Ocheskey, of Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fisheries Enforce
ment (CRITFE).
The CRITFE officers have to
, explain to the fisherman, who is
mad about losing valuable gear,
' fish and time, that the enforce
; ment officers can't really do any
; thing with the information that
; has been provided, because there
i just aren't any leads.
!' On the flip side, there have
been many cases where CRITFE
I has helped tribal fishers collect
compensation from boaters or
.companies that have caused
; damage. When officers of
1 CRITFE have the right informa
tion, they can and do help in the
;. recovery of monetary loses.
' Mostly civil cases
Most damaged gear com
plaints are a civil matter between
' , the tribal fisherman and the per
son or company that is respon
' sible for the damage.
The initial role of the
CRITFE officer is to determine
whether or not what occurred
was criminal in nature or purely
accidental.
When CRITFE receives de
tailed information, then officers
are able to contact the person
who caused the damage and de
termine this initial question.
The potential crimes include
failure to report an accident,
boating under the influence,
reckless boating, criminal mis
chief, interfering with a lawful
fishery, among many others.
During a criminal trial, com
pensation to the victim can be
awarded.
On the other hand, if
CRITFE determines that there
should be no criminal charges,
then the officers assist in the
transferring of information for
civil restitution.
This would be the same as a
traffic officer responding to the
scene of a minor traffic acci
dent. After information is traded,
the role of the officer is most
likely done. The thing that sets
CRITFE apart from many po
lice departments is that the of
ficers go the extra distance to
help retrieve information for the
tribal members, said Ocheskey.
"We have called barge com
panies, made long distance
phone calls and even traveled
outside our coverage area just
to check on leads, or to try to
help gather extra information to
better assist the tribal fisher," he
said. "In some cases we have
even been in the court room
during the civil case."
CRITFE would like to sug
gest ways to make their job as
fisheries enforcement officers
more effective in recovering
loses of the tribal fishermen:
Identify your gear with your
enrollment number and name.
Know the gear you are fishing
with and be able to describe it.
Know exactly where your gear
is fishing.
If you are the head fisher
man, and are not actually fish
ing the gear, then please try to
know exactly where it is set.
Know how many gill nets or
other property you have out.
Attempt to have someone watch
your gear at all times or keep as
close a watch on it as possible.
This is especially true for high
traffic areas near marinas or
boat docks.
If possible carry a cell phone
with you, or know where a
payphone is. The CRITFE 1
800 number is free to dial from
a payphone: 1-800-487-FISH
(3474).
Try to minimize third party
or second-hand reporting. At
tempt to have the person that
actually saw the damage call. Call
immediately and note the exact
time when an incident occurred.
The faster the call the quicker
we can respond.
"As the tribal fishermen
know, we have a very large cov
erage area," said Ocheskey.
: "If we are working in
Umatilla and we get a call in
Cascade Locks, it is going to
take time to respond. If you
add this to the already delayed
call time, you can see where
problems start compounding."
If you feel as though you can
wait to make contact with the
people that caused the damage
until an officer arrives, do so.
If there is no time to wait and
contact is necessary be polite and
non-confrontational. Attempt to
gain a name and initially advise
them of what has occurred.
(Note: this article was submit
ted to the S pi fay for publication
by Columbia River Inter-Tribal
Fisheries llnforcment.)
The First Nations Develop
ment Institute has awarded
nearly $80,000 to the Columbia
River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis
sion to develop food-safety
regulations with the Warm
Springs, Umatilla, Nez Perce and
Yakama Nation tribes.
The grant, part of the
institute's Eagle Staff Fund and
its Native Agriculture and Food
Systems Initiative, will help
CRITFC accomplish four goals:
Develop food-safety regula
tory codes for review by
CRITFC member tribes; pro
vide information on the regula
tory codes to the tribes and tribal
fishers; help tribal fishers merge
the new requirements into har
vesting and processing proce
dures and specialty-product de
velopment; and help tribal fish
ers market products developed
under the new regulations.
CRITFC each year coordinates
food-safety seminars for tribal
fishers, which provide informa
tion for processing seafood
safely. The seminars, part of a
long-term push to expand tribal
access to the commercial fish
ing market, have trained more
than 500 treaty-tribe fishers.
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tare savory entertaining food
1 - Salmon tortilla roll-ups are an
;. easily made appetizer that would
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;Ky. "Feeding a crowd doesn't
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"The key to this recipe is
starting out with flavorful
salmon - I always use real but
ter in sauteing because it adds
richness, while sealing in the
food's natural flavors and juices.
The zesty peppered cheese,
chipotle and avocado give the
dish a Southwest, tangy kick."
The recipe offers the alter
- native of using chicken instead
of salmon, if you prefer.
Salmon Tortilla Roll-Ups
.: (Preparation 25 minutes,
cooking time 8 minutes)
10 ounces salmon fillet, skin
; less (see note)
1 medium white onion, sliced
into 14-inch slices
4 tablespoons (2 ounces) but
ter : 12 cup (4 ounces) cream
: cheese, softened
1 tablespoon diced chipotle
; in adobe sauce (available in small
. cans), or 1 tablespoon fresh
chopped jalapeno
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4 leaves romaine lettuce,
1 chopped tomato
1 whole avocado, diced and
tossed in lime juice
In a medium skillet, saute the
salmon and sliced onion in but
ter for 4 minutes. Set aside to
cool. Mix cream cheese and
diced chipotle. Spread the mix
ture evenly on tortillas, and then
top evenly with cooked onion,
lettuce, tomato and avocado.
Slice the salmon lengthwise
into eight 6-inch slices. Place two
salmon strips slightly offcenter
on each tortilla and roll tightly.
Heat grill to medium heat;
place rolls on grill and cook,
turning to mark each side, about
2 minutes per side. Slice each
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Note: You may substitute 10
ounces of chicken for the
salmon. Saute the chicken in
butter for 10 minutes.
Makes 32 mini rolls.
Nutrition information per 1
roll serving: 100 cal., 5 g fat (2
g saturated), 15 mg chol., 100
mg sodium, 10 g carbo., less than
1 g dietary fiber, 4 g pro.
(Recipe forAP developed by Kathy
Cary, on behalf of the American
Dairy Association and American
Butter Institute)
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