In a strongly worded letter, five California congressmen have asked NOAA and USF&W to account for their progress in restoring California's fisheries in the face of a 16 year collapse and the failure of the agencies to double fishery populations by 2002 from a 1992 base measurement.
The letter asks for a seven point response by the agencies in their participation in the Bay Delta Conservation Plan and stresses the need for scientific basis for decisions rather than influence of water agencies in fisheries decisions.
You can read more at the CSPA website, http://www.calsport.org
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