Category Archives: Fisheries

CSPA Responds to Pacific Legal Foundation’s Delta Smelt Lawsuit

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Bill Jennings

The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), California Water Impact Network (C-WIN) and AquAlliance issued a 24 June 2011 press release publicly questioning the basis of Pacific Legal Foundation’s lawsuit challenging the legal basis of Endangered Species Act protections for the … Continue reading →

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CSPA calls for moratorium on Battle Creek logging

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 23 June 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA) joined a coalition of fishermen and environmentalists, including the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Battle Creek Alliance, Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation and Sierra Club in calling on Governor … Continue reading →

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CSPA Submits Comment on Bear Valley Wastewater

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 23 June 2011, the California Sportfishing Protection Alliance submitted a 51-page comment letter to the Central Valley Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding the proposed wastewater discharge permit for the Bear Valley Water District’s wastewater treatment plant.  … Continue reading →

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CSPA Urges Continuation of Suction Dredge Mining Moratorium

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Bill Jennings

CSPA has joined a broad coalition of fishing, tribal and environmental organizations in urging Governor Brown, Senate Pro Tem Steinberg and Assembly Speaker Perez to eliminate funding for the California Department of Fish and Game’s suction dredge mining regulatory program … Continue reading →

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CSPA Joins in Opposition to Nunes’ Folly

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Bill Jennings

CSPA and a coalition of fishing and environmental organizations have submitted a 20 May 2011 letter to the House Natural Resources Committee and Water and Power Subcommittee in opposition to H.R. 1837.  

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CSPA Comments on Sanitary Sewer System Order

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 13 May 2011, CSPA submitted comments to the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the proposed revision of the general waste discharge requirements (WDRs) for sanitary sewer systems.  Sanitary system spills of untreated sewage are a chronic and serious … Continue reading →

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CSPA Joins in Submitting Comments on Suction Dredge EIR

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Bill Jennings

CSPA and a broad coalition of fishing, tribal and environmental organizations have submitted extensive comments on the inadequacies of the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Environmental Impact Report on suction dredging.  

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Coalition Comments on Third Draft of the Delta Plan

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Bill Jennings

The Environmental Water Caucus (EWC) is a coalition of environmental, environmental justice and fishing organizations.  CSPA as a member of EWC has been collaborating with the coalition in comments on the various drafts of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan, … Continue reading →

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Group Submits Comments to EPA on Proposed Bay-Delta Rulemaking

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Bill Jennings

CSPA, California Water Impact Network and AquAlliance have submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding their notice of proposed rulemaking for water quality in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary.  EPA solicited public input on how the Agency and … Continue reading →

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Coalition Opposes Efforts to Repeal Suction Dredge Mining Moratorium

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Bill Jennings

CSPA and a coalition of fishing and environmental groups submitted comments to the California Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee opposing SB 657 (Gaines).  The bill would repeal the current prohibition on the use of suction dredge mining equipment, which … Continue reading →

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CSPA Assembles Broad Coalition to Protect Water Quality From Farm Pollution

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Bill Jennings

Some 118 groups representing the environmental, environmental justice, recreational and fishing community signed on to a CSPA letter to the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding the proposed Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program.  Coalition Letter

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My Take on The Benefit Bass Tournament

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Noel de Guzman

Before blast off, I tied up to a dock because I didn’t want the wind to ping-pong me against the other participants drifting in the slough. John Sherman and partner, Ric Rudgers soon tied up to the same dock and … Continue reading →

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DFG Caves Yet Again; Capitulates on Striped Bass Protection

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Bill Jennings

On 17 March 2011, U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger approved a settlement agreement between the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and the Coalition for a Sustainable Delta regarding the Coalition’s lawsuit over DFGs striped bass fishing regulations. … Continue reading →

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DFG Releases Suction Dredge EIR, Schedules Public Meetings

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Bill Jennings

The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has released the Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for its Suction Dredge Permitting Program.  In 2009, a judge suspended the Program until DFG completed environmental review of the highly controversial program, … Continue reading →

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Salmon Returns a Mixed Bag

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Bill Jennings

In February, the California Department of Fish and Game released its Grand Tab (linked below) of Chinook salmon escapement in the Central Valley. Central Valley fall-run Chinook salmon returns increased this past year; aided by improved ocean conditions, export pumping … Continue reading →

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