<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Bruce Tokars <<a href="mailto:btokars@salmonwaternow.org">btokars@salmonwaternow.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">August 23, 2011 5:44:44 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Bruce Tokars <<a href="mailto:btokars@salmonwaternow.org">btokars@salmonwaternow.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>A True Fish Tale: Ft. Bragg Now -- New SWN Video</b><br></span></div><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><!--StartFragment-->
<div class="MsoNormal">Greetings --</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal">A couple of weeks ago we received a couple of phone calls from fishermen in Fort Bragg. The salmon were big and biting. The river was full of boats. The callers encouraged us to grab the SWN video camera and get up there to document this happy scene. We apparently missed the really intense scene by a week but there was still plenty of activity happening on the water, in the harbor, and on the streets of the town when we finally did get there. So we shot for a couple of days and then went home to edit. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal">Information about our new video is below. As always, sharing and embedding is encouraged. We hope you enjoy the new video as it really is a positive story! You can watch it here:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br></div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><div style="font-weight: normal; "><div class="MsoNormal"><i>A True Fish Tale: Fort Bragg Now<o:p></o:p></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Watch it on YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdTRinu5O9M&hd=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdTRinu5O9M&hd=1</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">Watch it on Vimeo: <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/27981032">http://www.vimeo.com/27981032</a></span></div></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><br></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>A True Fish Tale: Fort Bragg Now<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(10:35)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Imagine being told by the government that you can no longer
do the work you’ve been doing because the government just made it an illegal
activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Sorry, you’ll have to
find something else to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">That happened in 2008 when it became illegal to fish for
salmon off the coast of California and Oregon.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Suddenly, families dependent on having healthy runs of wild
salmon were put out of business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>The towns that relied on salmon fishing to support local businesses were
tragically on their way to economic ruin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>A grim reality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A reality
caused by a sharp and unexpected decline of wild salmon populations that came
as a result of excessive water diversions in salmon habitat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Because the salmon water was now
flowing to Westside Central Valley agribusiness and Southern California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Water needed by salmon to thrive.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Three years after the salmon fishing ban started, it was
lifted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Finally, the towns that
depended on salmon fishing were back in business.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Fort Bragg, California is not that easy to get to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>But when salmon are fishable, people
flock to the town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Salmon are an
economic magnet.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Other then being in Fort Bragg yourself, there is no better
way to see just how much an impact that salmon have then by watching this
Salmon Water Now video.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The town
went through horrible economic misery while salmon fishing was banned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Look at it now!</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i>A True Fish Tale:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Fort Bragg Now</i><span style="font-style:normal">, without a single
word of narration, makes a powerful counter-point to the silence on the subject
by Westlands Water District and other Central Valley water irrigators who
demand more and more water. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">There is enough water in California for both agriculture and
salmon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As you can see in this
video, making sure water is fairly allocated is critical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We hope our pictures, and the words of
the people in Fort Bragg, make a lasting impression on those who would dismiss
the cultural and economic importance of wild salmon.</div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><i>A True Fish Tale: Fort Bragg Now<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">Watch it on YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdTRinu5O9M&hd=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdTRinu5O9M&hd=1</a></div>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Watch it on Vimeo: <a href="http://www.vimeo.com/27981032">http://www.vimeo.com/27981032</a></span><!--EndFragment-->
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