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2,500 pounds of smelt seized from poachers along the Sandy River

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The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office confiscated approximately 2,500 pounds of illegally harvested smelt last week, after a poaching prevention operation conducted with Oregon State Police.The fish were seized during the one-day smelt dipping season along the Sandy River on Thursday, an event that saw thousands of people crowd the riverbanks. Eulachon smelt were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 2010. But their abundance has since incr…

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2,500 pounds of smelt seized from poachers along the Sandy River

The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office confiscated approximately 2,500 pounds of illegally harvested smelt last week, after a poaching prevention operation conducted with Oregon State Police.The fish were seized during the one-day smelt dipping season along the Sandy River on Thursday, an event that saw thousands of people crowd the riverbanks. Eulachon smelt were listed under the Endangered Species Act in 2010. But their abundance has since incr…

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Oregon's 7-Hour Fishing Season Ends with 2,500 Pounds of Illegally-Caught Smelt Seized by Police

A special 7-hour fishing season in Oregon brought chaos and a bit of lawlessness to the Sandy River on Thursday. As big pushes of tiny smelt worked their way upstream and into anglers’ dip nets, authorities stayed busy busting poachers. By the end of the 7-hour fishing window, officers with the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police had seized roughly 2,500 pounds of illegally-caught smelt, according to a statement by the …

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