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Habitat Committee reports coho gains, Klamath dam effects and NEPA changes; council to consider committee recommendations
Summary
The Pacific Fishery Management Council was briefed April 12 by its Habitat Committee on state and federal actions that could affect West Coast habitat, including a California sea‑space report for wave and tidal energy, strong coho returns after stream restoration in Mendocino County, early biological gains in the Klamath following dam removals, and a delay in scoping for the Columbia River Systems Operations SEIS.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Habitat Committee reported April 12 on multiple habitat issues affecting West Coast salmon and other managed species, including progress on California’s wave and tidal energy planning, results from restoration projects in Mendocino County, changing disease and hydrology conditions after removal of Klamath dams, and a delay in the Columbia River Systems Operations supplemental environmental review.
The committee’s chair, Dr. Scott Hapelle, told the council the committee reviewed a draft Phase 2 consultant report produced under California Senate Bill 605 on wave and tidal energy siting and that the California Energy Commission’s sea‑space analysis is out for a 45‑day public review. “The report included tidal and wave energy potential along the California coast, technology considerations, sea‑space conflicts, and protective measures for environmental and ocean user impacts,” Hapelle said.
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