Common Alliance Meeting

There is an upcoming Common Alliance meeting on March 24th. Briefly, the Alliance's mission is "To advocate for practical solutions to common problems facing natural resource businesses that seek to ensure perpetual access to and health of those natural resources for all generations."
All fishermen are encouraged to attend. If you have any questions, email to delnortefma@yahoo.com.
Here's the first draft of the agenda. There will probably be updates....


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FISHERMEN, FARMERS, AND TRIBAL PEOPLES OF THE KLAMATH RIVER SEEK COMMON GROUND


Crescent City City Hall ?? (give location) --COFFEE AND DONUTS 8:30 am to 9:00

UPPER BASIN PERSPECTIVES 9:00 am
--Two Biological Opinions in Conflict --Greg Addington, Director of Klamath Water Users Association (15 min)
--Klamath Basin Irrigation History and River Flows --Ken Rykbost, former Extension Agent for Klamath County (30 min)
--Upper Basin Water Bank, Providing More Water for the Klamath River--Jim Carleton, Klamath Basin Farmer (15 min)
QUESTION AND ANSWERS --20 Minutes

BREAK 10:20

MIDDLE AND LOWER KLAMATH PERSPECTIVES 10:35
--Scott River Watershed Efforts --Ric Costales of the Scott River Watershed Council (20 min)
--Tribal Fishermens Perspectives on Harvest, Restoration, and the ESA --Troy Fletcher, Yurok Tribe (possibly more speakers) (30 min)
--Klamath River Parasites, What we Know and What we need to Learn? --Dr. Gary Hendrickson, Humbolt State University (30 min)
QUESTION AND ANSWERS (15 min)

OCEAN FISHING PERSPECTIVES 12:15
--Ocean Fishing Families Perspectives, Vivian Helliwell -Eureka Fisherperson (10 min)
--DNA Ocean Sampling and Real-Time-Management -The Oregon CROOS Project --Scott Boley, Oregon Salmon Commission (10 min)

CONCLUDING REMARKS --
--Seeking Common Ground --Dick Carleton, Rick Goche, Rich Shepherd, Troy Fletcher (10 min)


BREAK AND ADJORN TO SHARED POTLUCK AND BEVERAGES 12:45--CRESCENT CITY PARK (covered picnic area, give location)