5. KITZHABER’S REMARKS ON GILLNETS SPARKS REACTION

Columbia River commercial fishermen are expressing dismay over Oregon
Governor John Kitzhaber’s negative remarks about gillnetting.

"I don’t like gillnets at all," Kitzhaber said in an interview
with The Oregonian last week. "They’re indiscriminate to fish. But
it sort of has a cultural place. It’s been a way of life in Oregon."

Kitzhaber said he favors "getting rid of gillnets. The question
is how you do it. Politically, you have to find some kind of …

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