The Dipnetter is a monthly publication of the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. The newsletter is primarily for tribal salmon fishers to provide them information pertinent to their particular needs and interests. The contents of the Dipnetter are also found on the CRITFC Blog and the Fisher Announcements pages.
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2017 Issues
January 2017 (654 KB) Safety at Sea Training in Washington • Col Basin Water Supply Update
2016 Issues
November/December 2016 (567 KB) Future of Our Salmon Conference • How Tribal Mainstem Fisheries Work
October 2016 (1.8 MB) Winter Prep • CRITFC Director Steps Down • Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act
September 2016 (1.9 MB) Changes Coming to Col R Salmon Market • Salmon Camp 2016
August 2016 (545 KB) Patrick Luke New CRITFC Chair • Willamette Falls Lamprey Research
July 2016 (598 KB) Mosier Train Derailment and Oil Spill • Importance of Protecting Oceans
June 2016 (1.1 MB) Addressing Climate Change • Cascade Locks Water Issue
May 2016 (1.6 MB) Congressional Visit to Tribal Fishing Sites • Intertribal Response to River Housing Crisis
March/April 2016 (1.5 MB) Winter Fishing Site Cleanup Progress • Accidental Net Damage • Remembering Celilo
February 2016 (1.7 MB) Snake R Fall Chinook Setting Records • Jeremy Wolf (CTUIR) New CRITFC Chairman
January 2016 (3.3 MB) 2015 Year in Review
2015 Issues
December 2015 (2.2 MB) Risks of Columbia River Fossil Fuel Transport • Adult Fall Chinook Record Broken
November 2015 (2.8 MB) River Sedimentation • Pacific Marine Expo • New McNary Chinook Record
October 2015 (2.8 MB) EPA Proposes Stricter Water Quality Standard • Congressional In-lieu Site Visit
September 2015 (1.9 MB) Salmon Struggling in a Changing Environment • American Fisheries Society Meeting
August 2015 (1.9 MB) The Hard Work of Achieving Equitable Harvest • Kat Brigham New CRITFC Chairwoman
July 2015 (1.6 MB) Celebrating Restoration Success • CRITFC Internships • Willamette Falls Lamprey Harvest
June 2015 (1.8 MB) Forecasting Salmon Runs • Power Line Installation Crossing Columbia • 2015 Fishers Expo
May 2015 (1.2 MB) Protecting Water • Revised Water Quality Standards • Contaminants in Juvenile Lamprey
April 2015 (1.8 MB) Yakama Nation Restoration Projects • First Salmon
March 2015 (1.6 MB) How Tribal Zone 6 Fisheries are Set • Sea Lions and the Tribal Fishery
February 2015 (1.9 MB) Pacific Salmon Treaty Chinook Chapter • The Changing Climate
January 2015 (3.3 MB) 2014 Year in Review
2014 Issues
December 2014 (2.1 MB) Cost of Sea Lion Problem • Protecting Columbia River Water • Long Road to Recovery
November 2014 (2.4 MB) Return of Snake River Coho • Power of Treaties for Restoration • Coal and Oil Trains
October 2014 (1.2 MB) Underwood In-lieu Site Fire • Restoration Efforts Paying Off • Record-breaking Day
September 2014 (1.2 MB) Salmon Camp • Zone 6 Fishery • Protecting Sovereignty
August 2014 (1.3 MB) Record Sockeye Run • Lost Fish in Film Festival • Farmers Markets
July 2014 (1.3 MB) Fishing Site Water System Upgrades • Chinook Virus • Columbia River Estuary
June 2014 (3.6 MB) Lower Columbia Bird Problem • Boating Safety
May 2014 (2.4 MB) Blessing of the River and Memorial Site Dedication • New CRITFC Research Boat
April 2014 (1.9 MB) Warms Springs Restoration Project Tour • Wanapum Dam Crack • Restoring Fish Passage
March 2014 (594 KB) Snake River Fall Chinook • Sea Lions • Future of Our Salmon Conference
February 2014 (1.2 MB) River Safety • Water Supply Update
January 2014 (1.5 MB) Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish-Wit • Lost Fish Public Screenings
2013 Issues
December 2013(2 MB) CRITFC Climate Research Highlighted • Pacific Salmon Commission • Striped Bass in Columbia
November 2013 (2.1 MB) Steelhead Kelt Project • University of Idaho Partnership • Speaking for the Ecosystem
October 2013 (1.1 MB) Record Fall Chinook Run • Fish Consumption Advisory • Tribal Restoration Paying Off
September 2013 (582 KB) Crow and Hansen Memorials • Protecting the Ecosystem • Hicks New CRITFE Chief
August 2013 (573 KB) PCSRF Tribal Restoration Successes • Site Dispute Resolution • Joel Moffatt New Chairman
July 2013 (780 KB) Bonneville Dam Lamprey Flume • Terry Courtney Message
June 2013 (1.8 MB) A New Treaty for a New Era • CRITFE Officers Honored • Genetically Engineered Salmon
May 2013 (618 KB) Sea Lion Trap in Bonneville Pool • Steelhead Kelt Reconditioning
April 2013 (586 KB) Government-to-Government Dialogue and Cooperation • Honoring First Salmon
March 2013 (549 KB) Smithsonian Indian Collection • CRITFC Enforcement Chief Sets Retirement
February 2013 (782 KB) 2012 Salmon Run in Review • Cold Water Survival • River Housing Review
January 2013 (623 KB) CRITFC Enforcement Mobile Command Center • Spring and Summer Fishery Forecast
2012 Issues
December 2012 (2.3 MB) New CRITFC Website Unveiled • Tribal River Housing Needs
November 2012 (2 MB) Tribal FishCo and the White Salmon Fish Processing Center • In Memoriam: John Johnson
October 2012 (1.5 MB) Tribes Oppose Oregon Ballot Measure 81 • Future of Our Salmon Conference
September 2012 (3.4 MB) 3rd Annual CRITFC Salmon Camp • Voices of the Fishers
August 2012 (2 MB) 2012 Fishers Expo Recap • Fisher Catches Monster Invasive Fish
July 2012 (1.6 MB) Lamprey Summit • Fishers Expo Schedule • Carrying on Our Traditions
June 2012 (1.6 MB) A Focus on Clean Water • Fishers Expo Preparations
May 2012 (2.2 MB) 35 Years of Intertribal Accomplishments • Dallesport Fishing Access Site Dedication
April 2012 (615 KB) First Salmon • Winter and Spring Fisheries Update • 2012 River Forecast • First Salmon Feasts
March 2012 (515 KB) Sea Lion Update • Boating Safety Around Commercial Traffic • Retaining Sovereignty
February 2012 (530 KB) Pacific Salmon Commission Update • Fishing Site Clean-Up • Preparing for Spring
January 2012 (592 KB) 2011 Year in Review
2011 Issues
December 2011 (1.8 MB) Condit Dam Breaching • Effects of Cold Water Immersion • 2011 Salmon Run Summary
November 2011 (500 KB) Three-year Fishing Site Cleanup Plan • Avoiding Overloading Your Boat • Fall Fisheries Summary
October 2011 (516 KB) Condit Dam Removal • Pacific Salmon Commission • Ice for Zone 6 Fishers
September 2011 (1.6 MB) Fishers Expo Highlights • Spotted Salmon Mystery Solved • Site Dispute Resolution Protocol
August 2011 (406 KB) Catching an Unidentified Type of Fish • Oregon Adopts Toughest US’s Water Quality Standard
June 2011 (1 MB) 2011 Columbia River Indian Fishers Expo • FishCo Manager Sought
May 2011 (1.6 MB) Site Disputes • Slow Spring Season Start • Future of Our Salmon Conference • Quagga Mussels
April 2011 (549 KB) Tribal Fisheries Below Bonneville Dam • Impact of Japanese Radiation on the Columbia River
March 2011 (1.9 MB) CRITFC Enforcement • Yakama Nation Habitat Restoration Projects • Sea Lion Update
February 2011 (1.6 MB) New Winter Gillnet Fishery Season Structure • The Power of Intertribal Cooperation
January 2011 (492 KB) Columbia River Fishery Year in Review • In memoriam: Jay Minthorn • Sturgeon Fishery Update
2010 Issues
December 2010 (1.7 MB) How Tribal Mainstem Fisheries Work • In-lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Issues
November 2010 (381 KB) Fall Fishery Update • Tribes Leading Way in Regional Salmon Recovery • Fishers Memorial
October 2010 (320 KB) NOAA Fisheries hatchery DEIS • CRITFE officers take new CRITFC oath
September 2010 (16.1 MB) Fishers Expo recap • CRITFC Salmon Camp
August 2010 (244 KB) Columbia River Fishers Expo
July 2010 (407 KB) Fish Processing Center Update • Wyeth In-lieu Site Ground Breaking
June 2010 (361 KB) 2010 Fall Fishery Update • Safety on the River
May 2010 (612 KB) Columbia Basin Climate Change Research • Dispelling Seven CRITFC Myths
April 2010 (1.3 MB) Sea Lions and the Tribal Fishery • New Employees • 2010 Summer and Fall Salmon Forecasts
March 2010 (684 KB) CRITFC’s New Hatchery Production Coordinator • In-lieu/Treaty Fishing Access Site Clean-up
January 2010 (2.1 MB) Styrofoam Float Transition • Yakama Nation Tribal Attorney Tim Weaver Honored
2009 Issues
December 2009 (1.3 MB) Record Spring Chinook Salmon Run Forecast for 2010 • Yakama Nation’s Nason Creek Wetlands Acquisition Project
November 2009 (2.4 MB) Economic Impacts of Salmon Restoration • Long-time CRITFC Employee Sue Seven Passes Away
October 2009 (522 KB) 2009 Fall Fishery Overview • Pacific Salmon Treaty at 25 years • CTUIR Salmon Walk
September 2009 (1 MB) River Tragedy Claims 2 Fishers • Tribal Fisheries Enforcement • Cultural and Archaeological Protection
August 2009 (856 KB) Bonneville Pool to be Raised • New CRITFC Executive Director • Protecting the Right of Self-regulation
