HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Editor's note: This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. With salmon fishing barred off the California coast for two years, fishermen have been running historic ...

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.

Smitty,” now spends time on the seas with aspiring whale watchers, or scattering the ashes of the deceased — whatever it takes to stay afloat since salmon fishing was barred in California two ...