May 14
SALEM, Ore.— The commission today adopted regulations removing the seasonal lamprey bag limit at Willamette Falls and added an additional day to the weekly lamprey fishing schedule.
Pacific Lamprey were listed as a sensitive species in Oregon in 1993 and are an important traditional food source for many native Americans. Lamprey can only be harvested with a permit issued by the Commission and staff recommended elimination of the seasonal bag limit. The seasonal bag limit did not reduce lamprey harvest, but posed a hardship for many tribal members.
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