Salmon Fishermen Demand Real Solutions to Salmon Declines: Rally in Santa Rosa March 28!

P R E S S  A D V I S O R Y
 
For Immediate Release: March 22, 2006
 
Contact:
      Mike Hudson, President SBCSFA, (510) 528-6575 (h), (510) 407-0046 (c) mike [at] sbcsfa.com
 
FISHERMEN DEMAND REAL SOLUTIONS TO SALMON DECLINES
      Fishermen stage rally at Pacific Fisheries Management Council Meeting
 
 
WHAT: Sport, commercial and tribal fishermen and their families, fishing business owners, and other salmon advocates will join to rally for real solutions to salmon recovery. Up and down the West Coast, fishermen and fishing communities are being hurt by the general failure of the federal government’s salmon recovery efforts. Now, the administration is seeking to further limit -- and even eliminate -- tribal, sport and commercial fishing as the “solution” to dwindling Klamath River salmon runs. This policy unfairly targets fishermen while ignoring both sound science and sound economics. It is time for the federal government to step up and address the real causes of salmon decline, including the lethal impact of dams and habitat destruction, and focus on real solutions to protect and enhance our livelihoods, our communities and our way of life.
 
WHERE:  Outside the Flamingo Hotel, 2777 4th St., Santa Rosa, CA
 
WHEN:  Tuesday March 28 at 5 p.m.