bush senior hated brocolli, bush jr hates fish apparantly....

January 8, 2003

The Bush administration is to blame for last fall's die-off of 33,000

salmon along the Klamath River in Northern California, biologists

from the state's Department of Fish and Game have determined. They

say the fish kill -- the largest ever recorded in the West -- was the

result of the administration's decision to divert water from the

river to farming interests, a move that was heavily protested by

environmentalists, tribes, and some in the fishing industry, who

predicted that salmon would suffer as a result. At the time of the

die-off, the Bush administration said not enough science was

available to determine its cause; now, California biologists say

they've done the necessary research and the conclusion is clear.

They also noted a " substantial risk " of more kills if the government

continues to divert water from the river. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service declined to take a stand on the California findings, saying

it would conduct its own investigation. But Troy Fletcher, executive

director of the Klamath-based Yurok Tribe, suggested that there was

no need for further studies: " It's not rocket science: Fish need

water. "

straight to the source: San Jose Mercury News, Paul Rogers, 06 Jan 2003

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