Subsistence News-7/28/95

To   Subsistence 2

From:      Larry Roberts:R10F02A

Postmark:  Jul 27,95  7:48 AM          Delivered: Jul 28,95 10:01 AM

Status:    Previously read

Subject: Subsistence News-7/28/95

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Message:

*The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) appears poised tp propose a “threatened” listing for most of the wild coho (silver) salmon stocks along the Pacific Coast.

*The possible recommendation will not include wild stocks in Washington and Alaska.

*Areas to be impacted could involve millions of acres of land extending up much of the western seaboard, and as far inland as 120 miles.

*Over the next year, before a final decision is made, the status of the specific coho populations in Washington state  will be studied more closely.

*Common complaints for the salmon decline include habitat degradation as a result of development, logging, agriculture, and over fishing.