From Native Fish Society
Next week, ODFW Commissioners will be making a significant choice on the future of wild winter season steelhead policies in southern Oregon. Commissioners will choose to either embrace fishing policies that will need the catch and release of all wild winter season steelhead. or permit the ongoing kill of these fish for the foreseeable future.
We require your aid. Even if you have actually commented, affirmed, and shared your voice previously this year, we ask that you do so once again one last time. It is vital that all of us stand and speak up for the catch and release policies that are essential to sustainably handle steelhead populations in the Rogue and south coast rivers. Here are 4 methods you can assist that will make sure ODFW Commissioners understand you support catch and release policies for wild winter season steelhead in southern Oregon!
Testify virtually to the ODFW commission on December 16th We require as numerous supporters at this conference raising their voices in assistance of catch and release policies as possible! It will just take a couple of minutes out of your day, however will have an enduring effect on our wild steelhead.
In addition to affirming, or if you can not make it to verbally affirm, you can send out an individual message requesting catch and release policies for wild winter season steelhead in the Rogue South Coast Preservation Management Strategy Send this e-mail to commissioners at the following address: ODFW.Commission@odfw.oregon.gov
If you are short on time, feel free to follow this link to the Action Alert posted on our website This takes less than 30 seconds, and the more individuals we reach, the much better!
The last thing you can do is get the word out! Ask 2 or 3 individuals to join you to affirm, send out in remarks, or both! The more individuals we have, the much better. It’s going to take a real groundswell to assist commissioners make the best choice.
Wild Steelhead of southern Oregon require your aid. These fish are having a hard time throughout their native variety. We as supporters should step up and motivate fisheries supervisors to utilize a preventive method to finest ensure that we have plentiful, wild steelhead going back to southern Oregon’s rivers for years to come.
If you have any concerns or issues, please call me today!
For the Wild,
Kirk Blaine
Southern Oregon Regional Planner
