California salmon fishing slated to shut down this year due to low stock
1 year, 8 months ago

California salmon fishing slated to shut down this year due to low stock

NPR  

California salmon fishing slated to shut down this year due to low stock Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images Chinook salmon fishing off the California coast will be called off until next spring in anticipation that a near-record-low number of fish will return to the state's rivers to spawn. Federal researchers predict that fewer than 170,000 adult fall Chinook salmon will return to the Sacramento River this year — which is one of the lowest forecasts recorded since 2008. Federal and state agencies are also working on the largest river restoration and dam removal project in the country's history at the Klamath Basin in California to help recover the salmon population. Amy Souers Kober, a spokesperson for American Rivers, which monitors dam removals and advocates for river restoration, estimates that more than 300 miles of salmon habitat in the California river and its tributaries would benefit.

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California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction?
1 week ago

California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction?

Associated Press  

The Newsom administration is refining a contentious set of proposed rules, years in the making, that would reshape how farms and cities draw water from the Central Valley’s Delta and its rivers. Crowfoot told the water board that the proposed rules would do “a good job working to balance all of needs, and ultimately help the environment to recover in …

Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed

Associated Press  

For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. This image provided by Swiftwater Films shows a downstream view of crews working at the Iron Gate coffer …

As salmon populations struggle, California bans fishing on rivers for a second year
7 months, 1 week ago

As salmon populations struggle, California bans fishing on rivers for a second year

LA Times  

Because of declining salmon populations, California has canceled fishing in rivers for a second year. California regulators have decided to ban fishing for chinook salmon on the state’s rivers for a second year in a row, in effort to help the species recover from major population declines. Scott Artis, executive director of Golden State Salmon Assn., said the main cause …

Column: The salmon industry faces extinction — not because of drought, but politics and government policies
8 months ago

Column: The salmon industry faces extinction — not because of drought, but politics and government policies

LA Times  

Fishing boats docked at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay in March, before this year’s salmon fishing season was canceled for a second straight year Snapshots from an environmental and economic disaster: Kenneth Brown, the owner of Bodega Tackle in Petaluma, reckons he has lost almost $450,000 in the last year. Talk to stakeholders in the salmon fishery, and …

Coastal salmon fishing banned for a second year amid steep population declines
8 months, 1 week ago

Coastal salmon fishing banned for a second year amid steep population declines

LA Times  

Commercial fishermen George Jue, left, and Dan St. Clair work at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay. “While we have been enjoying back-to-back rainy and wet winters this year and last, the salmon that will benefit from these conditions aren’t expected to return to California until around 2026 or 2027.” Bonham said the salmon “were impacted by the difficult …

California’s water outlook has brightened for now, but salmon and other fish are still in peril
8 months, 2 weeks ago

California’s water outlook has brightened for now, but salmon and other fish are still in peril

LA Times  

Welcome to today’s edition of Boiling Point. “It’s all water mismanagement.” Brown said his business was down 40% because of the shutdown of salmon fishing last year, and the outlook this year isn’t much better. For my story about the salmon fishing shutdown, I also spoke with Charlton “Chuck” Bonham, director of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, who …

Salmon populations are struggling, bringing economic woes for California’s fishing fleet
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Salmon populations are struggling, bringing economic woes for California’s fishing fleet

LA Times  

On the docks at Pillar Point Harbor, fishing crews have been arriving with loads of freshly caught Dungeness crab. Charter boat captain Duane Winter, right, catches up with commercial fisherman Chris Pedersen on the docks in Half Moon Bay, Calif. “The problem is, fish don’t pay for water, and everybody else does. If the state doesn’t make changes to ensure …

With salmon at risk of extinction, California begins urgent rescue effort
1 year, 2 months ago

With salmon at risk of extinction, California begins urgent rescue effort

LA Times  

Typically, now is the time when creeks along the Sacramento River are filled with young spring-run Chinook salmon preparing to make their journey downstream to the Pacific Ocean, where they will mature, and eventually make their return to California spawning sites. State records show that last year, biologists found 397 returning adult spring-run salmon in Deer Creek and 250 adults …

More wild Atlantic salmon found in U.S. rivers than any time in the past decade, officials say
1 year, 3 months ago

More wild Atlantic salmon found in U.S. rivers than any time in the past decade, officials say

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — The last wild Atlantic salmon that return to U.S. rivers have had their most productive year in more than a decade, raising hopes they may be weathering myriad ecological threats. Officials counted more than 1,500 of the salmon in the Penobscot River, which is home to the country’s largest run of Atlantic salmon, Maine state data show. …

California Salmon Festival will be missing something this year: Salmon
1 year, 4 months ago

California Salmon Festival will be missing something this year: Salmon

LA Times  

The mouth of the Klamath River where it meets the Pacific Ocean. In a statement, the Yurok Tribe noted that Chinook salmon runs are in decline on the Klamath River and throughout the West Coast. “This decision reflects our sacred responsibility to take care of the Klamath River’s fish stocks,” Joseph L. James, chairman of the Yurok Tribe, said in …

California seeks federal help for salmon fishers facing ban
1 year, 8 months ago

California seeks federal help for salmon fishers facing ban

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — California officials want federal disaster aid for the state’s salmon fishing industry, they said Friday following the closure of recreational and commercial king salmon fishing seasons along much of the West Coast due to near-record low numbers of the iconic fish returning to their spawning grounds. Dealing a blow to the salmon fishing industry, the Pacific Fishery …

California officials seek help from federal government for salmon fishers facing ban
1 year, 8 months ago

California officials seek help from federal government for salmon fishers facing ban

Firstpost  

San Diego: California officials have asked the federal government for disaster assistance for the state’s salmon fishing industry, following the closure of recreational and commercial king salmon fishing seasons along much of the West Coast due to near-record low numbers of the iconic fish returning to their spawning grounds. The Pacific Fishery Management Council recommended the shutdown of fall-run Chinook …

California seeks federal help for salmon fishers facing ban
1 year, 8 months ago

California seeks federal help for salmon fishers facing ban

LA Times  

Bob Maharry sits inside his fishing boat docked at Pier 45 in San Francisco last month. A federal regulatory group has voted to officially close king salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast after near-record low numbers of the fish, also known as Chinook, returned to California’s rivers in 2022. California officials want federal disaster aid for the …

Much Of West Coast Faces Salmon Fishing Ban As Population Plummets
1 year, 8 months ago

Much Of West Coast Faces Salmon Fishing Ban As Population Plummets

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN DIEGO — As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific. DaveAlan via Getty Images Now, ocean salmon fishing season is set to be prohibited this …

Salmon fishing banned along California coast as population plummets
1 year, 9 months ago

Salmon fishing banned along California coast as population plummets

LA Times  

Fishing boats would normally fan out along the California coast to catch Chinook salmon in the spring, but regulators have announced the fishing season will be shut down this year. “The public of California is going to have to get used to not having salmon on their barbecue, unless they want it from very far away.” The Pacific Fishery Management …

California’s endangered salmon population plummets amid new threat
1 year, 11 months ago

California’s endangered salmon population plummets amid new threat

LA Times  

They’ve been pushed to the brink of extinction by dams, drought, extreme heat and even the flare of wildfires, but now California’s endangered winter-run Chinook salmon appear to be facing an entirely new threat — their own ravenous hunger for anchovies. “It is something we don’t have great information on.” Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, California’s Department …

As Waters Warm, Alaska Experiences Salmon Booms and Busts
2 years, 4 months ago

As Waters Warm, Alaska Experiences Salmon Booms and Busts

Wired  

This story originally appeared in High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “I didn’t know what to fill my days with, and I could sense it was like that for everyone along the Yukon River.” There are five kinds of salmon in Alaska: Chinook, sockeye, chum, coho, and pink. Scientists haven’t figured out why chum and …

Wildlife officials truck Chinook salmon to cooler waters in emergency move to help them spawn
2 years, 7 months ago

Wildlife officials truck Chinook salmon to cooler waters in emergency move to help them spawn

LA Times  

In a stopgap measure to help struggling spring- and winter-run Chinook salmon spawn in the face of rising water temperatures and lower water levels due to climate change, state and federal wildlife officials in Northern California have begun trucking adult fish to cooler waters. The spring- and winter-run salmon are genetically different, with the seasonal labels marking when adult fish …

Salmon are being 'squeezed' from 40 YEARS of changes in the rivers and freshwater seas they swim in
3 years, 2 months ago

Salmon are being 'squeezed' from 40 YEARS of changes in the rivers and freshwater seas they swim in

Daily Mail  

The population of Pacific salmon and trout are declining rapidly not only because climate change is getting worse, but also because of 40 years of changes in their marine and freshwater environments, a new study has found. Five different species of Pacific salmon are all seeing drastic declines in numbers in the Keogh River, near Port Hardy on Vancouver Island. …

Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry
3 years, 4 months ago

Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river, and an entire run of endangered salmon could be wiped out in another. Hundreds of thousands of young salmon are dying in Northern California’s Klamath River as low water levels brought about by drought allow a parasite to thrive, devastating a Native American tribe whose diet …

Warming California rivers are killing fish, imperiling industry
3 years, 4 months ago

Warming California rivers are killing fish, imperiling industry

LA Times  

Baby salmon are dying by the thousands in one California river, and an entire run of endangered salmon could be wiped out in another. Hundreds of thousands of young salmon are dying in Northern California’s Klamath River as low water levels brought about by drought allow a parasite to thrive, devastating a Native American tribe whose diet and traditions are …

Editorial: The California salmon wipeout is even worse than you think
3 years, 4 months ago

Editorial: The California salmon wipeout is even worse than you think

LA Times  

Salmon are facing extinction not just because of climate change, but because of Trump-era policies that continue to be carried out by President Biden’s and Gov. The news reports about the California salmon wipeout got a good chunk of the story right: Record-breaking heat waves made Northern California rivers too warm to sustain migrating chinook salmon, and virtually all of …

Study: Chinook salmon are key to Northwest orcas all year
3 years, 9 months ago

Study: Chinook salmon are key to Northwest orcas all year

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — For more than a decade, Brad Hanson and other researchers have tailed the Pacific Northwest’s endangered killer whales in a hard-sided inflatable boat, leaning over the edge with a standard pool skimmer to collect clues to their diet: bits of orca poop floating on the water, or fish scales sparkling just below the surface. But a new paper …

Study: Chinook salmon are key to Northwest orcas all year
3 years, 9 months ago

Study: Chinook salmon are key to Northwest orcas all year

The Independent  

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