Waiting list developed for hagfish permits
So now we are going to have a Commercial harvest of Hagfish. So just how do you target that specific species?
Waiting list developed for hagfish permits
Date: April 24, 2008
Contact:
Brandon Ford (541) 867-4741
Fax: (541) 867-0311
NEWPORT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will accept applications for hagfish developmental fisheries permits from April 28 to May 2. Those who apply will be put on a waiting list.
Hagfish permits are currently issued on a temporary, 90-day basis and converted to a full-year permit when landings, accommodation of an observer (if selected) and logbook requirements are met. If those requirements are not met, the hagfish permit may become available.
“We’ve received steady interest in hagfish permits,” said Keith Matteson, ODFW biologist. “The waiting list will be developed according to the date and time of the postmark on the application.”
A completed application must include the Developmental Fisheries Permit Application, an Expanded Hagfish Application and the $75 application fee. Applications must be mailed in and people should request a time stamp on the envelope from the post office. Applications are on the ODFW Web site at
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/fisheries/applications.asp.
For more information please contact Keith Matteson at (541) 867-0300 ext. 244 or Gway Kirchner at ext. 267.
Group Lists Oregon's Chetco River Among Most Endangered In U.S.
Amelia Templeton | June 2, 2010 | Portland, OR
A national conservation group has named the Chetco river in southwest Oregon one of the country's 10 most endangered rivers this year. Amelia Templeton reports.
The American Rivers group says that salmon and other wildlife in the Chetco river are under immediate threat due to dredging for gold. That's supposed to start on July 15.
Kavita Hein is with American Rivers.
Kavita Hein: "So we basically want an emergency mining withdrawal for the Chetco river."
The corporation Chetco River Mining and Exploration LLC holds mining claims on about 20 miles of the river, some in a wilderness area. Dave Rutan founded the corporation.
Dave Rutan: "The amount of gold we're anticipating is confidential."
The corporation plans to use suction dredges to mine for gold. Local environmentalist Barbara Ullian says the river bed is critical habitat for salmon, almost like a womb.
Barbara Ullian: "The females lay their eggs in these gravels and they're fertilized there. They have real specific requirements."
State biologists say disruption in the river has the least impact on fish in thesummer months. That's when Dave Rutan plans to mine for gold.
Dave Rutan: "A six inch dredge is about eight feet long. And about six feet wide. It's less than the footprint of a car. And its very precise. "
Harvey Young is a fishing guide based in Brookings Oregon. He worries that mining could hurt the local economy. And says the Salmon runs in the Chetco are unique.
Harvey Young: "If you've ever have come to the Chetco and stand on the side like in October and you see 20, 30, 40 pound kings returning to the clear water from the ocean like they did eons ago. It's really an awe inspiring sight."
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congressman Peter Defazio are concerned that high prices for gold and a ban on suction mining in California have led to a gold rush in Southern Oregon.
They have already asked the Obama administration for a partial mining withdrawal for the Chetco and two nearby rivers.
