President-elect Obama has shown that he is serious about picking the right person to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) with his choice of Jane Lubchenco, an expert in overfishing and climate change who should have firsthand knowledge of the collapse of fishing along the Oregon coast.
As reported in The Environmentalist last April, "Salmon Fishing Canceled off the Oregon and California Coasts", the Chinook salmon run in the Sacramento River has collapsed:
Scientists are studying the...
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