Commercial fishing for spring chinook salmon resumes in the lower Columbia River tonight after a two-week hiatus. That would bring its season total to about 1,300 salmon and 69 percent of the commercial allowance of upper Columbia wild spring chinook, protected by the federal Endangered Species Act. State officials will meet again Wednesday to consider gillnetting on Thursday night, which likely would be the final net-fishing period of the season. Several commercial fishermen wanted to...

Canned tuna imports stood at $1. Vegetables and fresh fish imports also showed encouraging increases. Expect rise in imports: Envoy - Fiji Times Online Fiji Times Online. Canada's Federal Minister of International Trade David Emerson visited a Fiji booth display last week that showcased a variety of fresh produce and canned products from Fiji imported by Fruiticana, an Indo-Canadian supermarket chain that has begun importing from Fiji in a major way. Canada's Federal Minister of...

Whether youre on the lake or in the fields or woods, a good weather radio or even listening to commercial radio can give you time to make it to a safe shelter. One of the biggest dangers people face in the outdoors is weather, and sometimes theres nothing you can do to protect yourself. Last week, three Central Texans were struck by lightning while fishing and boating, and two died as a result of their injuries. I soon found myself running with my fishing rod and other gear through a maze...

The diving industry, he said, could not coexist amicably with fishing taking place unhindered near artificial reefs or with fish farms located near popular dive spots. The back-bencher said tourism needed a new injection of energy on the level the government was showing in the case of the IT and pharmaceutical sectors. It was high time that disciplinary measures to deter abuse were introduced and enforced whenever necessary, he insisted. Nonetheless, the relocation of such fish pens out to...

Migratory birds are flocking to the basin's necklace of federal wildlife refuges straddling Oregon and California one of the most important stops on the Pacific Flyway. Agriculture fields have elbowed onto what once were marshes and shallow inland seas, shrinking the basin's wetlands by nearly 80% Activists say farmers are poised to solidify their presence in the basin's federal wildlife refuges. But now, activists say, farmers in the Klamath Basin appear poised to cement their presence on...

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Only 2,000 boats hit the lake each year because the only fish thriving in the sludge were carp and bullheads. In 1989, local, state and federal governments, scientists and citizens stepped in and launched a $7 million restoration project. What happened? The 1989 restoration project was intended to remove sediment and nutrients from the lake and keep them out by improving wetlands. Fishing has improved greatly, he said, but water quality is hit or miss. A new dredging project, estimated at...

There s a big shallow lily pad field up there, and a friend of mine caught a bunch of good fish on a frog in the pads the other day, he said. Hopefully, the view from the lodge was a sign that our annual fishing sojourn would be successful. This time, the fish got the hook. The fish, which looked to be about 6 pounds, maybe bigger, had gotten wrapped in the pads and had gotten free of the Scumfrog s hooks. In a nearby boat, we heard a scream from Ron Garavelli and turned to see his rod...

It's time for anglers who put their equipment away last fall to be sure the reel is oiled and hooks are sharpened on jigs and lures -- Saturday is the opening of the fishing season for gamefish in most of Wisconsin. Biologists report that 2006 surveys showed the West Branch of the Sugar River, Elvers, Token, Mount Vernon, German Valley and Vermont creeks do not have as high of a density of trout as does Black Earth Creek, but they still offer good fishing opportunities, with the majority...