The deadline for comment is February 25. The FDA is working toward approving genetically engineered salmon, and on December 21st it opened a public comment period on its environmental review. There are significant concerns that are not addressed in the environmental review about the escape of genetically engineered salmon into the wild. It is impossible [...]
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Delta Pumping Restrictions: It’s About Salmon
Source: IndyBay.org by Dan Bacher The Golden Gate Salmon Association (GGSA), responding to a Brown administration announcement that water supplies from South Delta pumping facilities have been cut significantly to protect Delta smelt, reminded the public and government officials that pumping restrictions are just as much about salmon as they are about Delta smelt. As [...]
North Coast Marine Protected Areas Adopted in Final Coastal Ocean Region
June 6th 2012 marked the first unanimous decision by the DFG Commission to codify and identify the new MPAs in the north coast. The historic special designation of Tribal uses and take are the first in the nation to be included in regulation. This will allow traditional use in a special category and to continue [...]
Elwha River Restoration and Dam Removal Ceremony Simulcast
This Saturday, September 17th, 2011, marks a truly historic event for wild salmon and river communities: the largest river restoration project to date with the removal of the two Elwha River dams on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. Join us in celebrating this momentous occassion by watching the ceremony online: http://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/1949
Spoil – Documentary on Spirit Bear water & forests
Spoil – Documentary on the Great Bear Rainforests under threat by DIRTY TARSANDS / OILSANDS 44 Minute Movie
Yuba River Named a Most Endangered River
American Rivers announced the 10 Most Endangered Rivers in the U.S., and this includes California’s Yuba River. Please support the efforts to help revive this great watershed and wild salmon that are severed from their ancestral homes by two outdated dams. The video will describe the problem. Signing the petition will help to move toward [...]
Salmon Water Now Videos
as posted by Salmon Water Now by Bruce Tokars If Salmon Could Speak to Governor Brown: Part five of Salmon Water Now six-part series What if salmon could speak? We imagine that they would have a lot to say about how difficult their lives have been because of the way humans have treated their environment. [...]
Special interests threaten salmon fisheries
Jackie Speier Thursday, December 2, 2010 Wake up, Californians! We are on the verge of losing Pacific salmon runs. This loss would be devastating to both our health – salmon are high in nutritional value – and our welfare – salmon support a multibillion-dollar fishing industry. Three years ago, this industry boasted 1,200 commercial boats, [...]
Court to Hear Challenge to Water Diversion Permits on Scott and Shasta Rivers
http://blogs.alternet.org/danbacher/2010/11/30/ Scott River photo courtesy of the Klamath Riverkeeper (http://www.klamathriver.org). Court to Hear Challenge to Water Diversion Permits on Scott and Shasta Rivers by Dan Bacher The Superior Court in San Francisco on Wednesday, December 1 will hear a court challenge to salmon-killing water diversion permits approved by the California Department of Fish and Game [...]
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