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Title: puget sound steelhead ESA-listed as threatened today
Post by: jackelope on May 08, 2007, 03:55:39 PM: some say a day late and a dollar short... :bash:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003696781_websteelhead07m.html
Title: Re: puget sound steelhead ESA-listed as threatened today
Post by: Dman on May 09, 2007, 03:11:19 PM: Hopefully it will free up some habit funding $$$. There are a ton of W. Wa. streams that would benefit from more barrier removal, restructuring and greenbelt protection. Should be a positive thing, though like you say, hopefully not too late.
Title: Re: puget sound steelhead ESA-listed as threatened today
Post by: boneaddict on May 09, 2007, 03:56:20 PM: Does that put it on the same list as the sea lion now?
Title: Re: puget sound steelhead ESA-listed as threatened today
Post by: Dman on May 10, 2007, 08:40:45 AM: In essence yes, though I read recently they will be removing a few sea lions from the Columbia mouth. Seal in Puget Sound are actually becoming more worrisome to me, since I was a kid their numbers have exploded. Now it is common to hear of, or see them stealing sport caught salmon, it didn't used to be that way 20 years ago.
Title: Re: puget sound steelhead ESA-listed as threatened today
Post by: jackelope on May 10, 2007, 09:27:23 AM: Quote
Does that put it on the same list as the sea lion now?

not even in the same book, bone... :guns:

;)
Title: Re: puget sound steelhead ESA-listed as threatened today
Post by: jackelope on May 10, 2007, 09:28:40 AM: Quote
common to hear of, or see them stealing sport caught salmon

they got us good last time we went out for blackies... >:(
Title: Re: puget sound steelhead ESA-listed as threatened today
Post by: Dman on May 10, 2007, 02:23:27 PM: I get pissed when I'm marking fish and those bastages follow my boat around. :bash: :bash: :bash: