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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Pacific Fishery Management Council NEWS RELEASE </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 20, 2008 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Contact: Ms. Jennifer Gilden, Communications Officer, 503?820?2280 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Dr. Donald McIsaac, Executive Director, 503?820?2280 </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL TO CHOOSE FINAL OPTION FOR 2008 SALMON SEASON </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'>Portland</span></font></st1:City><font
face=Geneva><span style='font-family:Geneva'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
face=Geneva><span style='font-family:Geneva'>. – Today the Pacific Fishery Management Council formally announced its April 7-12 meeting in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>, where an option for managing West Coast salmon fisheries will be chosen
and recommended to National Marine Fisheries Service.
The Council invites public comment on the
options; details for commenting are provided below.
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>On March 14, the Council adopted three public review options for the 2008 salmonseason, two of which would totally close fisheries for Chinook salmon off <st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State> and most of <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>. Seasons for northern <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State> were also drastically reduced. The Council is scheduled to take final action to choose a single option on Thursday, April 10.
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>“The 2008 salmon season considerations have been dominated by the
unprecedented collapse of the large <st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento River</st1:place> fall Chinook stock,” said Council Executive Director Donald McIsaac.
“Council members will now take a final vote on whether any fishing on <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:place></st1:City> fish should be allowed
in the ocean this year.” </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Options </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>A detailed table of options is available online. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>The options for the area south of <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Falcon</st1:PlaceName> (from northern <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> to the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region> border) are summarized below. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Option I allows a small amount of recreational and commercial ocean Chinook fishing, and a small quota for <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> freshwater sport fisheries. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Under Option I, sport Chinook fishing would be open on the following dates: April 15
-June 15 from CapeFalcon to Humbug Mountain (Oregon); Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day weekends for areas between Humbug Mountain (southern Oregon) and Pigeon Point (central California); and May 18-26 south of Pigeon Point. In addition, only fishing (for coho that were marked at the hatchery) would be allowed between <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Falcon</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> and the Oregon/California border from June 22
August 31, or until a quota of up to 10,000 coho are caught.
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Ocean commercial Chinook fishing would be allowed April 15
May 31 between <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Falcon</st1:PlaceName> and the Oregon/California border, and August 1-31, or a 3,000 fish quota, for each of these areas in <st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State>: the Oregon/California border to Humboldt South Jetty,<st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Fort</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bragg</st1:PlaceName>, and <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:City>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Option II allows a catch-and-release genetic research experiment for Chinook salmon south of CapeFalcon. This fishery is not open to
the public. However, Option II also allows a sport fishery for 6,000 hatchery coho off <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> between <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Falcon</st1:PlaceName> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Humbug</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mountain</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. This option assumes salmon could not be kept in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> freshwater fisheries.
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Option III would allow no ocean salmon fishing, and also assumes salmon could not be kept in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Basin</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> freshwater fisheries.
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>North of Cape Falcon to the U.S./Canada border, the three options range from a quota of 15,000 to 25,000 coho (last year’s limit was 140,000), and 45,000 to 25,000 Chinook (last year’s limit was 32,500), split between commercial and recreational fishermen. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>BACKGROUND: <st1:place w:st="on">SACRAMENTO RIVER</st1:place> FALL CHINOOK DECLINE </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>The Sacramento River is the driver of commercial and recreational fisheries off <st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State> and southern <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>. The minimum conservation goal for <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:place></st1:City> fall Chinook is 122,000 – 180,000 spawning adult salmon (this is the number of salmon needed to return to the river to maintain the health of the run). As recently as 2002, 775,000 adults returned to spawn. This year, even with all ocean salmon fishing
closed, the return of fall run Chinook to the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:place></st1:City> is projected tobe 58,200. Under the option that allows small fisheries in specific areas, returns would be approximately 51,900. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Economic impacts </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>The economic implications of the low abundance of <st1:place
w:st="on">Sacramento River</st1:place> fall Chinook salmon could be substantial for commercial, recreational, marine and freshwater fisheries. In <st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State> and <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State> south of <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Cape</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Falcon</st1:PlaceName> (in northern <st1:State
w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State>), where <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:place></st1:City> fish stocks have the biggest impact, the commercial and recreational salmon fishery had an average economic value of $103 million per year between 1979 and 2004. From 2001 to 2005, average economic impact to communities was $61 million ($40 million in the commercial fishery and $21 million in the recreational fishery). </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Helvetica'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>The potential closure is devastating news to beleaguered salmon fleetson the west coast. California and Oregon ocean salmon fisheries are still recovering from a poor fishing season in 2005 and a disastrous one in 2006, when Klamath River fall Chinook returns were below theirspawning escapement goal. The catch of salmon in 2007 in these areaswas also well below average, as the first effects of the Sacramento River fall Chinook stock collapse was felt. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Causes </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>The reason for the sudden collapse of the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:place></st1:City> fall Chinook stock is not readily apparent. The National Marine Fisheries Service has </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>suggested ocean temperature changes, and a resulting lack of upwelling, as a possible cause of the sudden decline. Many biologists </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>believe a combination of human-caused and natural factors are to blame, including freshwater in-stream water withdrawals, habitat alterations, dam operations, construction, pollution, and changes in hatchery operations. The Council has requested a multi-agency task force led by the National Marine Fisheries Service’sWest Coast Science Centers to research about 50 potential caustive areas and report back to the Council at the September meeting in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boise</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>“After everyone asks how this could have happened, the question then becomes ‘is there anything we can do to fix it?’,” said Council </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Chairman Don Hansen. “The Council will take an immediate step to fix what it has authority to fix, which is appropriately managing the ocean fisheries that affect this valuable resource.” </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Process </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>The Council will accept public comment on the salmon options until April 1, and at its April 7-12 meeting in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Seattle</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>. Comments may be sent to the Pacific Fishery Management Council, <st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101</st1:Street>, <st1:City
w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97220</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>, emailed to </span></font><a
href="mailto:pfmc.comments@noaa.gov"
title="blocked::mailto:pfmc.comments@noaa.gov"><font color="#0014ee"
face=Geneva title="blocked::mailto:pfmc.comments@noaa.gov"><span
style='font-family:Geneva;color:#0014EE'>pfmc.comments@noaa.gov</span></font></a><font
face=Geneva><span style='font-family:Geneva'>, or faxed to (503) 820-2299. Meanwhile, scientists will also review the options to determine the effects on salmon and on the coastal economy.
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Public hearings to receive input on the options are scheduled for March
31 in <st1:City w:st="on">Westport</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State> and
<st1:City w:st="on">Coos Bay</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State>, and for April 1 in <st1:City
w:st="on">Eureka</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>. In addition, the California Fish and Game Commission will make a decision on <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>’s state-managed salmon fisheries on April 17.
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>At its meeting in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City>, the Council will consult with its scientific and fishery stakeholder advisory bodies, hear public comment, and choose a final option for ocean commercial and recreational salmon fishing. Final Council action is scheduled for Thursday, April 10. The National Marine Fisheries Service is expected to make a decision to implement the Council recommendation into federal regulations before May 1. The California Fish and Game Commission will set freshwater seasons affecting <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sacramento</st1:place></st1:City> fall Chinook salmon later in 2008.
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font-family:Geneva'>All Council meetings are open to the public. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Geneva'>Press Packet and Briefing Materials Available </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>A press packet with contacts, background information, a preliminary agenda for the April Council meeting, a map of affected areas, and acronyms is available on the Council website at </span></font><a
href="http://www.pcouncil.org/newsreleases/sal_presspacket.html"
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/newsreleases/sal_presspacket.html"><font
color="#0019cc" face=Geneva
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/newsreleases/sal_presspacket.html"><span
style='font-family:Geneva;color:#0019CC'>http://www.pcouncil.org/newsreleases/sal_presspacket.html</span></font></a><font
face=Geneva><span style='font-family:Geneva'>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Detailed materials for Council decision?making will be posted on the Council’s online Briefing Book at </span></font><a
href="http://www.pcouncil.org/bb/2008/bb0408.html%A0around%A0March%A027"
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/bb/2008/bb0408.html around March 27"><font
color="#0019cc" face=Geneva
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/bb/2008/bb0408.html around March 27"><span
style='font-family:Geneva;color:#0019CC'>http://www.pcouncil.org/bb/2008/bb0408.html around March 27</span></font></a><font
face=Geneva><span style='font-family:Geneva'>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>The Pacific Fishery Management Council is one of eight regional fisherymanagement councils established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 for the purpose of managing fisheries 3-200 miles offshore of the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States of America</st1:place></st1:country-region> coastline. The Pacific Council recommends management measures for fisheries off the coasts of <st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State>, <st1:State w:st="on">Oregon</st1:State>, and <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Washington</st1:place></st1:State>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>On the Web </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Geneva><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Geneva'>Pacific Fishery Management Council: </span></font><a
href="http://www.pcouncil.org/" title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/"><font
color="#0019cc" face=Geneva title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/"><span
style='font-family:Geneva;color:#0019CC'>http://www.pcouncil.org </span></font></a><font
face=Geneva><span style='font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Geneva'>Options for 2008 salmon management: </span></font><a
href="http://www.pcouncil.org/salmon/salcurr.html#saloptions08%A0"
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/salmon/salcurr.html#saloptions08 "><font
color="#0019cc" face=Geneva
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/salmon/salcurr.html#saloptions08 "><span
style='font-family:Geneva;color:#0019CC'>http://www.pcouncil.org/salmon/salcurr.html#saloptions08 </span></font></a><font
face=Geneva><span style='font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Geneva'>Schedule of hearings: </span></font><a
href="http://www.pcouncil.org/events/2008/salproc08.html#hearings%A0"
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/events/2008/salproc08.html#hearings "><font
color="#0019cc" face=Geneva
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/events/2008/salproc08.html#hearings "><span
style='font-family:Geneva;color:#0019CC'>http://www.pcouncil.org/events/2008/salproc08.html#hearings </span></font></a><font
face=Geneva><span style='font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Geneva'>Geographical points used in salmon management: </span></font><a
href="http://www.pcouncil.org/facts/geosalmon.pdf%A0"
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/facts/geosalmon.pdf "><font
color="#0019cc" face=Geneva
title="blocked::http://www.pcouncil.org/facts/geosalmon.pdf "><span
style='font-family:Geneva;color:#0019CC'>http://www.pcouncil.org/facts/geosalmon.pdf </span></font></a><font
face=Geneva><span style='font-family:Geneva'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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