The meeting
will begin at 8 a.m. at ODFW Headquarters at 3406 Cherry Ave. NE in Salem and
the only significant agenda item will be Columbia River
fisheries.
The
Commission first will be briefed on the progress of the Columbia River Fisheries
Management Workgroup – created at the request of Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber
to consider changes to sport and commercial fisheries on the lower Columbia
River.
The meeting
will then continue with public testimony.
“We are
considering some significant changes to Columbia River fisheries – sport and
commercial,” said Roy Elicker, ODFW director. “This will be a major opportunity
for anglers, commercial fishermen and the public to testify before the full
Commission about these proposed changes.”
According to
Elicker, the Commission will not be making any decisions at the November
meeting. Instead, rulemaking will begin at the Dec. 7 Commission meeting in
Portland, where there will be opportunity for additional public
comment.
The
Workgroup, comprised of commissioners from the Oregon and Washington Fish and
Wildlife Commissions, staff from departments of fish and wildlife, as well as
advisors from various stakeholder groups, will meet for the third time on Nov.
15 in Seaside.
ODFW will
offer an audio stream of the Commission meeting so that the public can listen in
on the discussion. The link for the audio stream is at http://www.dfw.state.or.us/agency/commission/.
For more
information about Columbia River fisheries and the Fisheries Management
Workgroup go to http://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/OSCRP/CRM/LMCR_fisheries_mgmt_reform.asp.
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