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State prepares for fishing crisis.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-MAR-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: State prepares for fishing crisis.(Government)(The governor is ready to pursue federal economic disaster aid if the coastal salmon season is closed)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard

SALEM - Gov. Ted Kulongoski plans to ask the federal government to declare Oregon's salmon fishery a disaster if trollers are shut down this season. Such a declaration could lead to millions of dollars in federal money to buoy the already troubled fleet.

Federal fishery managers are considering closing 700 miles of coastline to fishing after three straight years of poor chinook salmon returns to Northern California's Klamath River. A decision is expected next month. Fishermen already are reeling from the closure of this year's spring season.

On Tuesday, trollers issued urgent appeals for help at an emergency summit Kulongoski convened at the state Capitol to explore short- and long-term fixes for...

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