Glen Spain
Glen Spain
continuing disasters possible river sign soon
It's all a sign that this river is dying. We have to do something about it as soon as possible or we will have continuing disasters on the Klamath.
dams face law leads point science
At some point (the administration) is going to have to face up to the dams. The science leads to the dams and the law leads to the dams.
behind close dams habitat intended replace
Hatcheries were intended to replace habitat behind dams. If they close all the hatcheries, we want some dams down, too.
ground last middle option
It's this last option -- the middle ground -- that's the real key.
ability capacity captain essential itself knows protection reduction resource simply single
A capacity reduction is essential and everyone knows it, not only for protection of the resource itself but for the ability of any single captain to make a living. At present, it simply is not working.
factor few fish fishermen huge left
They become a huge factor only when so few fish are left for the fishermen to catch.
attention far laws paying political
The administration is not paying attention to the laws of biodiversity. It's paying far more attention to the laws of political expediency.
certain last low means
It's by no means certain there will be a season, and even if there is, it will be at the low end of last year's numbers.
avoid columbia dealing issue
It's a diversionary tactic. The administration has done everything it can ... to avoid dealing with the big issue in the Columbia (Basin), and that is the dams.
clear crisis current indication river situation
The crisis over the current situation is a clear indication the river is dying.
harder jobs lose mean people salmon
A lot of people are going to lose their jobs. It will mean ocean-catch salmon will be much harder to get. And it will be much more expensive.
act causing clean dam exempt federal great harm operators seem serious violations water
These are long-standing, serious violations of the Clean Water Act which are causing great harm to salmon. Federal dam operators seem to think they are exempt from the Clean Water Act but they are not.