[ODFW-News] Fish Task Force to meet in Salem

[ODFW News]

For Immediate Release   Friday, Feb. 10, 2006

Fish Task Force to meet in Salem

 

SALEM - Oregon's Fish Passage Task Force will meet Feb. 15 in Salem to
hear briefings on, discuss, and make recommendations about current
statewide fish passage issues. Members of the public are welcome to
attend.

 

Fish Passage Task Force members are appointed by the ODFW Director. The
nine-member group meets several times annually to advise ODFW on fish
passage policies and issues. Task Force members represent water users,
fisheries and conservation interests, and the general public.

 

The meeting will be held at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Commission Room, 3406 Cherry Avenue NE, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The
agenda includes presentations on waterway permit streamlining, the
Department of State Land's habitat mitigation banking program,
mid-Willamette fish populations, and an affordable bridge solution, as
well as an update on the Department's passage program, discussion of key
issues for the Task Force to address, and other Task Force business.

 

Fish passage must be addressed by owners and operators of artificial
obstructions at certain key times, such as new construction, major
replacement, a change in permit status, and abandonment. Providing adult
and juvenile fish passage to maintain and restore access to historic
habitat is one of the best ways to improve fish populations.

 

Reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed for individuals
requesting assistive hearing devices, sign language interpreters or
large-print materials. Individuals needing these types of accommodations
may call the Information and Education Division at 800-720-6339 or
503-947-6002 at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. For more
information, call Tom Stahl, state Fish Passage Coordinator, at
503-947-6228.

 

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