June 29, 2012
Action: Refines language for the sturgeon sanctuary below Bonneville Dam to read: "From Bonneville Dam downstream nine miles to a line crossing the Columbia River from navigation marker 82 on the Oregon shore westerly to the boundary marker on the Washington shore upstream of Fir Point."
Location: Columbia River
Species affected: White sturgeon
Reason for action: The current language for the sturgeon angling closure below Bonneville Dam from May 1 through Aug. 31 references the "upstream exposed end of Skamania Island." Due to high flows over the past few years, Skamania Island has eroded and is no longer an accurate reference point.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.
Location: Columbia River
Species affected: White sturgeon
Reason for action: The current language for the sturgeon angling closure below Bonneville Dam from May 1 through Aug. 31 references the "upstream exposed end of Skamania Island." Due to high flows over the past few years, Skamania Island has eroded and is no longer an accurate reference point.
Information contact: (360) 696-6211. For latest information press *1010.