The diving industry, he said, could not coexist amicably with fishing taking place unhindered near artificial reefs or with fish farms located near popular dive spots. The back-bencher said tourism needed a new injection of energy on the level the government was showing in the case of the IT and pharmaceutical sectors. It was high time that disciplinary measures to deter abuse were introduced and enforced whenever necessary, he insisted. Nonetheless, the relocation of such fish pens out to...

Migratory birds are flocking to the basin's necklace of federal wildlife refuges straddling Oregon and California one of the most important stops on the Pacific Flyway. Agriculture fields have elbowed onto what once were marshes and shallow inland seas, shrinking the basin's wetlands by nearly 80% Activists say farmers are poised to solidify their presence in the basin's federal wildlife refuges. But now, activists say, farmers in the Klamath Basin appear poised to cement their presence on...

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Only 2,000 boats hit the lake each year because the only fish thriving in the sludge were carp and bullheads. In 1989, local, state and federal governments, scientists and citizens stepped in and launched a $7 million restoration project. What happened? The 1989 restoration project was intended to remove sediment and nutrients from the lake and keep them out by improving wetlands. Fishing has improved greatly, he said, but water quality is hit or miss. A new dredging project, estimated at...

There s a big shallow lily pad field up there, and a friend of mine caught a bunch of good fish on a frog in the pads the other day, he said. Hopefully, the view from the lodge was a sign that our annual fishing sojourn would be successful. This time, the fish got the hook. The fish, which looked to be about 6 pounds, maybe bigger, had gotten wrapped in the pads and had gotten free of the Scumfrog s hooks. In a nearby boat, we heard a scream from Ron Garavelli and turned to see his rod...