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Commercial salmon fishing to open in California for the first time since 2022 as population rebounds
Regulators will allow limited catches and strict vessel quotas after three years of closures that cost California fishing communities nearly $100 million, officials said.
- Federal fishery managers voted to open waters off the coast of California to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022, with the population rebounding after wet winters ended a long drought.
- The Pacific Fishery Management Council, which manages fisheries off the West Coast, barred commercial salmon fishing off California for the past three years before allowing some recreational fishing last year.
- Biologists say the Chinook salmon population declined dramatically after years of drought, but recent wet winters have brought in more cold water, which the fish need to spawn, helping populations bounce back.
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California Coast Opens to Commercial Salmon Fishing After 3-Year Pause
Commercial salmon fishing along the California coast will return for the first time since 2022 after a federal fishery council found on April 12 that some Chinook populations have rebounded. Golden State Salmon Association members said the reopening was “long-awaited” but is still not a full recovery of the season. “We’re cautiously optimistic,” the association’s executive director, Vance Staplin, said in a statement on April 12. “Businesses up …
Commercial salmon fishing to open in CA for 1st time since 2022 as population rebounds
Waters off the coast of California will soon be open to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022. Thanks to recent wet winters, a rebound in salmon stock has prompted the state's ban on salmon fishing to lift.
Commercial salmon fishing returning to Calif. for first time since ’22
SACRAMENTO — Federal fishery managers voted Sunday to open waters off the coast of California to commercial salmon fishing for the first time since 2022, with the population rebounding after wet winters ended a long drought.
Commercial salmon fishing set to resume along California coast after 3-year shutdown
Commercial salmon fishing is set to resume along the California coast this spring for the first time since 2022. Fishery regulators plan to allow a fishing season with strict catch limits.
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