Languages: English. In 2023 and 2024, California officials installed a statewide ban on salmon fishing amid concerningly low population numbers of the Sacramento Valley's fall-run Chinook salmon.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PMFC) is weighing a decision at one of their conferences to determine the fate of California's salmon fishing season. While they're still in the early ...
Most of the U.S. West Coast will ban salmon fishing this year in an effort to protect the species' population. California in particular has seen a significant hit to the salmon stock, requiring ...
California's fishing fleet depends on catching Chinook salmon. Low population numbers could lead regulators to shut down or sharply limit fishing this year.