Halibut and Ling Cod fishing season set.

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Al Bergstein

Season will open in May. Hood Canal and South Puget Sound being closed to help protect the rockfish population, which could be argued is similarly threatened in the Strait, but for some reason the State scientists felt that the populations there are healthy enough to support more by catch.

We hope all you fishermen will stick to one Halibut a day, and report your catch. Your reporting helps make the science better, and ultimately leads to you being able to your grandchildren being able to fish. Given the current trend, that’s seriously in doubt.

Be aware that the Seattle Times is preparing to put a pay wall into affect. Soon you may have to subscribe to get any content from them. I recommend that anyone that appreciates getting substantial local news subscribe to their local papers. Us bloggers don’t get paid to go out and gather the news. The newspapers do, if ever so poorly since the Internet has hobbled their profit model.

Puget Sound getting ready for halibut seasons similar to last year’s
The Seattle Times

Halibut fishing will be closed in Hood Canal (Area 12) as well as
south-central and southern Puget Sound (Areas 11 and 13) to protect
endangered rockfish …
<http://seattletimes.com/html/othersports/2020525080_outn10.html

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Bait Fish Schools under the Sound

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Al Bergstein

The Salish Sea supports huge schools of bait fish also known as herring, that feed the salmon and other larger species. Diver and filmmaker, Laura James,went in down near Seattle, with a rebreather (which leaves no bubbles) and captured this beautiful dance of the bait fish, at night.

Laura will be part of a group of environmental activists highlighted in the film, “Sound and Vision” to be shown by the Jefferson County Marine Resource Committee and the Washington Environmental Coalition, in Port Townsend in January. Dates and location to be announced later.

https://vimeo.com/55850168

Cove 2 Baitfish from Laura James on Vimeo.

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How Logging and Agriculture Affect Water Quality – Earthfix Podcast

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Al Bergstein

Podcast: The Next Act II – How Logging And Agriculture Affect Water Quality –

Good podcast on the issues related to the problems (all fixable) of logging and agriculture. This is an ongoing tug of war with those engaged in the both, vs. what needs to be done to allow the activities to continue with minimal if any harm to streams that provide us with salmon.

http://earthfix.kcts9.org/water/article/podcast-the-next-act-ii-how-logging-and-agricultur/

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Low standards for water put fish eaters at heightened risk

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Al Bergstein

“Washington uses one of the lowest fish consumption rates in the nation to set water quality standards, but we have some of the highest fish-consuming populations in the nation,” said David McBride of the state Department of Health. Fish consumption rates spike among American Indians, recreational fishers and people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent, studies conducted in Washington indicate. Some members of Puget Sound tribes eat up to 12 ounces of fish per day. “The paradox of eating fish is that it provides benefits but also has risks,” McBride said last week during a meeting in Spokane. “Our current discharge standards … don’t protect you.” Becky Kramer reports: Low standards for water put fish eaters at heightened risk

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/apr/23/low-standards-for-water-put-fish-eaters-at/

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