Gillnetters to court, a new crab guy, and observer money

摘要

Gillnetters in court: Eyeing a possible record-breaking run of fall Chinook, gillnetters in Washington have taken their fight to fish in the mainstem of the lower Columbia to court. Action north of the river mirrored maneuvers by Oregon gillnet advocates before the Oregon Court of Appeals, which agreed in February that the decision to kick gillnetters off the river should be revisited. Astoria-based petitioners Steve Fick, James Wells, and Fishhawk Fisheries had filed a request for a stay and a courtreview of the new management plan adopted by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in December.