Zeke Grader
Zeke Grader
catch consumers entire fishing fresh goal local model provide salmon season spread throughout whatever
At this point, our goal is to model whatever season we get so the catch is spread out over the entire fishing period. We don't want to catch everything at once -- we want to be able to provide at least some fresh local salmon to consumers throughout the entire season.
closest horrible total
This is going to be a horrible year. It's not a total closure, but it's the closest thing to it.
boats tie
Some are just going to tie up their boats and try to find something else.
absolutely almost competent created federal fishermen government situation
The federal government has done absolutely nothing to help, and fishermen are angry. It's almost like they created this Klamath situation to make them look competent on Katrina.
god kept season thank
Thank God we kept the season open, but we didn't keep much of it open.
god saved thank
Thank God we saved the season, but we didn't get much of one.
anchor depend salmon year
Year in, year out, salmon is the one that they depend upon. It's their anchor fishery.
almost clean commercial create depend estuary fish pacific plenty productive seen ship south troubling uses water
We've seen some troubling signs. Like almost every fish and shellfish that uses the bay, Pacific herring depend on a clean estuary with plenty of freshwater inflow to create productive brackish conditions. But as we ship more and more water south from the delta, we're endangering the herring and most other commercial species.