Berkley Conservation Institute Blog

The Berkley Conservation Institute (BCI) is part of Pure Fishing, which is part of Jarden Corporation. BCI was developed to support conservation and angler recruitment efforts. We cooperate with fishing groups, conservation organizations, customers and other industry partners to protect our fishable waters. We collaborate to enhance populations of important sport fish and to introduce the next generation to the delight of angling and to teach them to lead the fight for conservation.

We are advised by a Conservation Leaders Advisory Team of Tom Bedell, Carrie Wilson, Noreen Clough and Dr. Bill Taylor. This passion for stewardship has been a foundation of our company for over 70 years. Jim Martin Conservation Director e-mail: jtmartin@purefishing.com

Selective Fishing is Best Time to Move Gill Nets Off the Columbia's Main Stem

By Eugene Register Guard
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Sport and commercial salmon fishermen on the Columbia River have been fighting for years over allocation of an increasingly limited resource. The argument has traditionally been couched in monetary terms, with each side claiming to represent a vital sector of the Oregon economy. It has also been seen as a zero-sum contest in which one side can gain only at the expense of the other. read more »

Alliances Changing in Battle to Save Salmon

By Rob Manning
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Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB)

Astoria, OR April 22, 2009 7:52 a.m.

http://news.opb.org/article/4828-alliances-changing-battle-save-salmon/

For more than a decade, there's been a legal wrestling match over how to save the Northwest’s threatened salmon. read more »

All Tangled in the Nets on the Columbia

By The Editorial Board
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It stinks what passes for salmon harvest policy on the Columbia River. Everyone smells it -- lawmakers, gill-netters, sport fishermen, fish commissioners -- but all the Northwest has done is hold its collective nose. read more »

Industrial Strength

By Noreen Clough
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Conservation in the sportfishing industry is akin to the Marine Corps – it is comprised of “a few good men” doing the work for tens of thousands of anglers. Of course there are lots of other organizations taking leadership in sportfishing and aquatic resource conservation as well, with Trout Unlimited and the Coastal Conservation Association being prime examples. read more »

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