Salmon fishing again banned off the California coast
4/10/2024 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Business & Industry
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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: 4/10/2024
- End Date: 12/31/2024
All commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California was canceled for the second consecutive year for just the fourth time in state history, due to the meager salmon population. The Pacific Fishery Management Council, the authority responsible for setting Pacific salmon seasons, voted unanimously for the closure. The fishing industry supports many thousand jobs and was still feeling the effects of the shutdown last year.
In 2023, a little more than 6,100 fall-run Chinook, returned to the upper Sacramento River to spawn, according to a February report by the fishery council. The average between 1996 and 2005 was more than 175,000 fish. The council also recommends that the California Fish and Game Commission ban river fishing.
The Associated Press (New York), April 10, 2024
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