Ban on salmon fishing along the California coast in 2023
3/16/2023 2:33:22 AM
CATEGORIES:
Business & Industry
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Del Norte County, CA
Humboldt County, CA
Los Angeles County, CA
Marin County, CA
Mendocino County, CA
Monterey County, CA
Orange County, CA
San Diego County, CA
San Francisco County, CA
San Luis Obispo County, CA
San Mateo County, CA
Santa Barbara County, CA
Santa Cruz County, CA
Sonoma County, CA
Ventura County, CA
Start Date: 3/12/2023
- End Date: 12/31/2023
Drought in California has devastated the salmon fishing industry so that the state Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a ban on salmon fishing along the entire coast. The only other time that the entire salmon fishing season was canceled was during 2008-09, another year of intense drought. Last year, 196,000 adult fish were expected to return to the Sacramento River to spawn but only 60,000 showed up. There simply is not enough salmon in the ocean at present to get a good return of salmon to reproduce in 2023.
The ban affects more than just fishermen. About 40% of sales are for salmon fishing at the Outdoor Pro Shop in Cotati. In addition, others that sell bait, fuel, ice, boat dealers, boat mechanics and so on, all are affected by the closed salmon season.
Salmon take three years to reach adulthood, so the results of this year’s ban on salmon fishing will not be apparent until 2025, according to state wildlife officials.
KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco (Calif.), March 12, 2023
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