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August 22, 2013</font><br>
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<blockquote><i>Volunteers are needed as observers to
monitor crisis on Klamath River. You can help
prevent a possible fish kill of massive
proportions. </i><i><br>
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</i><i>In 2002 the Federal Government diverted water
from the Trinity-Klamath rivers under political
pressure from potato growers. 89,000 chinook
(King salmon) died in a ten-day period from toxic
algae blooming in low water levels and high water
temperatures. It is expected to happen again if a
judge in Fresno lets agricultural interests in
Westlands Irrigation District prevent the water
release to save the Trinity-Klamath fish.</i><i><br>
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</i><i>You can help prevent the pending tragedy.
Contact California Fish and Wildlife at 707 822
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<h1>Health of Salmon on Klamath Being Closely Monitored</h1>
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<p> <span class="time">August 21, 2013</span> <span class="author">by <a href="http://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/author/ahughan/" title="Posts by ahughan" rel="author">ahughan</a></span>
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<p>The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
is seeking help from the public in monitoring the
health of Chinook salmon in the Klamath River and its
tributaries. Drought conditions mixed with a larger
than normal return of salmon elevate concerns of fish
die offs. Small numbers of dead fish are expected this
year as an estimated 272,000 fall-run Chinook salmon
return.</p>
<p>CDFW, in conjunction with The Klamath Fish Health
Assessment Team (KFHAT) is asking the public to report
any unusual numbers of dead fish they see by
contacting CDFW Biologist Sara Borok at (707)
822-0330.</p>
<p>CDFW pathologists have taken samples from the large
run of downstream migrating juvenile salmon. The
juveniles hold in cold pools at the mouths of creeks
as they migrate to the ocean. The purpose of
monitoring of these juveniles is to ensure they do not
harbor disease that could infect returning adult
salmon that occupy the same cold water habitats. At
this time no signs of disease outbreaks in the
juveniles holding in the cold water pools have been
discovered.</p>
<p>Members of the KFHAT have contacted the
California-Nevada Fish Health Center for help with
monitoring and assessing disease issues and the Yurok
Tribal Fisheries Department is conducting weekly adult
fish disease sampling to keep all members apprised of
the current conditions.</p>
<p>KFHAT is also keeping abreast of current fishery and
water quality conditions in the Klamath River and its
tributaries and will respond with a large-scale
monitoring response in the event that there is a fish
kill.</p>
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<p><b>Media Contacts:</b><br>
Sara Borok, CDFW Fisheries Branch (707) 822-0330<br>
Harry Morse, CDFW Office of Communications (916)
323-1478</p>
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<h1 id="story_headline" class="entry-title">Viewpoints:
Court decision on Trinity River water could determine if
salmon live or die</h1>
<div class="byline"> By <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/search_results/?sf_pubsys_story_byline=John%20McManus&link_location=top" title="Read more articles by John McManus"><span>John
McManus</span></a><br>
<span><span class="org fn">Special to The Bee</span></span>
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<div class="published" title="2013-08-21T00:00:00-0700" style="padding-bottom: 0">Published: Wednesday, Aug. 21,
2013 - 12:00 am | Page 13A<br>
<big><i><b><big>Sacramento Bee Viewpoints</big></b></i></big><br>
<p> A massive tug of war for water on the Trinity River
needed to keep a bumper crop of salmon alive is
playing out in a Fresno federal court this week.
Officials expect more than 271,000 adult salmon to
return to the Klamath and Trinity River within days.
In many stretches of the rivers, warm water
temperatures lethal to spawning salmon await their
return. The <a style="cursor: pointer; display:
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Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 15px;
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lingo_link" href="http://topics.sacbee.com/Bureau+of+Reclamation/" rel="nofollow">Bureau of Reclamation,</a> not
wanting a massive fish kill on its hands again,
planned to release at least 62,000 acre-feet of cold
water from Trinity Lake to cool the rivers. But San
Joaquin Valley growers, led by Westlands Irrigation
District, said no, that they should be given that
water – and they sued to get it. </p>
<p>Being more than 300 miles away from the Klamath and
its main tributary, the Trinity River, many wonder
what claim San Joaquin growers have on water from a
far North Coast river. If you guessed the industrial
growers had made political friends years ago that gave
them a stake in the North Coast water, against all
common sense and environmental sensibility, you'd be
right. The growers have junior <a style="cursor:
pointer; display: inline; font-family:
Georgia,"Times New Roman",Times,serif;
font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; font-style:
normal;" class=" lingo_link" href="http://topics.sacbee.com/water+rights/" rel="nofollow">water rights,</a> meaning they can
access water in extra wet years when there's a
surplus, which this year is not.<br>
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<p>So far, signals from the court don't look good for
salmon. Salmon advocates and Indian tribes have
intervened in the court proceedings to argue for the
salmon water. </p>
<p> If the court ultimately denies the salmon the water
they need, the best we can hope for is for an appeals
court to reverse such a ruling before it is too late.
In the meantime, we also hope that salmon aren't
forced to crowd together in the deeper, colder spots,
like they did in 2002, which led to disease spreading
among them like wildfire, killing more than 65,000
before they could lay their eggs. </p>
<p>After 2002, the Klamath and Trinity River salmon
stocks fell like a rock, leading to massive <a style="cursor: pointer; display: inline;
font-family: Georgia,"Times New
Roman",Times,serif; font-size: 15px;
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lingo_link" href="http://topics.sacbee.com/unemployment/" rel="nofollow">unemployment</a> in the salmon
fishing industry by 2006, and in many coastal
communities. It has taken years to restore these runs,
and coastal economies are just now starting to come
back. </p>
<p>There are many workers and families who rely on these
salmon as well as Indian tribes on the Klamath and
Trinity rivers. Allowing industrial growers more than
300 miles away with junior water rights to divert a
river under extreme stress ignores real justice, the
salmon fishery and the environment.</p>
<p> <i> John McManus is the executive director of the
Golden Gate Salmon Association, a coalition
representing commercial and recreational salmon
fishermen and related businesses. </i> </p>
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Read more here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/21/5667454/court-decision-on-trinity-river.html#storylink=cpy">http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/21/5667454/court-decision-on-trinity-river.html#storylink=cpy</a></div>
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Read more here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/21/5667454/court-decision-on-trinity-river.html#storylink=cpy">http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/21/5667454/court-decision-on-trinity-river.html#storylink=cpy</a><br>
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Read more here:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/21/5667454/court-decision-on-trinity-river.html#storylink=cpy">http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/21/5667454/court-decision-on-trinity-river.html#storylink=cpy</a></div>
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<p>Arnold Nova, Yurok Tribe fishery technician, checks
dead<br>
salmon on the Klamath in 2002.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pelicannetwork.net/klamathrestoration.htm"><img alt="" src="cid:part12.02010807.02070309@pelicannetwork.net" border="0" height="232" width="214"></a><br>
From Pelican Network on the Klamath -
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pelicannetwork.net/klamathrestoration.htm">http://www.pelicannetwork.net/klamathrestoration.htm</a><br>
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Read more here:
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