Around the Fish & Boat Commission
Notes from the outdoors
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
13 February 2011
By Bob Frye
The Fish and Boat Commission has scheduled a series of meetings to talk
about the river management plan it's created for the Allegheny,
Monongahela and Ohio.
Biologist Bob Ventorini, the commission's three rivers biologist, will
discuss the history of fish management in the rivers, identify factors
influencing their health, prioritize future fish management needs and
discuss proposed future plans.
Meetings are set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Doubletree Hotel
in Monroeville, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Franklin Public Library
in Franklin, and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 24 in conference rooms 301 and
302 of the Stover Campus Center at Waynesburg University.
The plan is not yet online, but is scheduled to go up at http://www.fishandboat.com/ThreeRiversPlan.htm.
Management plans are also being developed for the Susquehanna and
Delaware rivers. Fish and Boat Commissioner Lenny Lichvar of Somerset
County questioned the reasoning behind giving those rivers specific
plans of their own, while lumping the "three rivers" — which he said
can be very different — together.
But he also said he has not seen the plan and was willing to give it a
chance before further commenting.
• Speaking of public presentations, the Fish and Boat Commission's
executive director will also be giving one locally.
John Arway will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Allegheny Sport, Travel
and Outdoor Show at the Monroeville Convention Center. He'll give a
preview of the river plan, talk about other issues of interest to
anglers and take questions.
Bob Frye can be reached at bfrye@tribweb.com or 724-838-5148.