Post by: TheHunt on March 07, 2012, 07:32:26 PM
Please call Ron Warren @ region 6 and blow up the phones 360-249-4628. Ron reports to Jo Wadsworth (360-902-2325) who reports to Jim Scott (Director of Fish for DFW, 360-902-2736).
Post by: high country on March 07, 2012, 07:40:21 PM
Post by: TheHunt on March 07, 2012, 07:45:53 PM
Post by: benhuntin on March 07, 2012, 07:47:42 PM
Post by: TheHunt on March 07, 2012, 07:49:39 PM
The reductions are actually due to the reduced budgets coming into 11/13 biennium. The original reduction was to eliminate the Chinook program 500,000 and a coho reduction of 730,000, down to 240,000. Director Anderson, Jim Scott and I met with about twenty constituents that came to a meeting organized by Superfly in Hoquiam last October and the reduction was modified. We heard very clearly that everyone there wanted us to save the Chinook program, done. We also modified the coho reduction to keep 500,000 (250,000 normal timed and 250,000 lates). In an effort to try and fund the new buy back we worked with a group and the Quinault Nation, who agreed to fund the fish food need of $25,000. The group have stated that they would organize volunteers to do the mass marking this spring, huge commitment. This fish being suggested for Duck Lake are fry that resulted from egg takes prior to the reduction being implemented, now in excess of funding. Bottom line is that the agency did not have the funding for this program since July 1st, 2011, the start of biennium.
Post by: wraithen on March 07, 2012, 08:25:56 PM
This is the comment from Ron Warren:
The reductions are actually due to the reduced budgets coming into 11/13 biennium. The original reduction was to eliminate the Chinook program 500,000 and a coho reduction of 730,000, down to 240,000. Director Anderson, Jim Scott and I met with about twenty constituents that came to a meeting organized by Superfly in Hoquiam last October and the reduction was modified. We heard very clearly that everyone there wanted us to save the Chinook program, done. We also modified the coho reduction to keep 500,000 (250,000 normal timed and 250,000 lates). In an effort to try and fund the new buy back we worked with a group and the Quinault Nation, who agreed to fund the fish food need of $25,000. The group have stated that they would organize volunteers to do the mass marking this spring, huge commitment. This fish being suggested for Duck Lake are fry that resulted from egg takes prior to the reduction being implemented, now in excess of funding. Bottom line is that the agency did not have the funding for this program since July 1st, 2011, the start of biennium.
Post by: pjb3 on March 07, 2012, 09:19:54 PM
I know tehy have their own hatchery too
Post by: high country on March 08, 2012, 09:07:11 AM
Post by: saylean on March 08, 2012, 09:33:08 AM
Post by: TheHunt on March 08, 2012, 10:11:38 AM
Post by: money794 on March 08, 2012, 07:51:29 PM
Post by: Hilltop123 on March 10, 2012, 09:55:57 AM
Post by: Moose22 on March 10, 2012, 11:00:26 AM
Stupid question........If they don't want the expense of feeding the smolt, and will dump them in a lake, then why not dump them in the river and let them take there chances.....If they were raised at the hatchery, then in therory they should come back to the hatchery to spawn, correct? Why release them in a lake?
I agree, never have understood some of the decisions made.
Post by: money794 on March 11, 2012, 05:18:21 PM
Stupid question........If they don't want the expense of feeding the smolt, and will dump them in a lake, then why not dump them in the river and let them take there chances.....If they were raised at the hatchery, then in therory they should come back to the hatchery to spawn, correct? Why release them in a lake?