The Pacific Fishery Management Council, a multistate, quasi-federal body, is expected to decide in April after a series of meetings whether there will be a limited fishing season or none at all. LOS ...

California commercial salmon fishing will not happen for the third year in a row. The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to close commercial salmon season for the remainder of the year on ...

Fishery regulators on Tuesday called for shutting down commercial salmon fishing along the California coast for an unprecedented third year in a row in an effort to help the declining population of ...

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California officials are debating whether to cancel the salmon fishing season for the third year in a row amid a concerningly low Chinook salmon population in the Sacramento Valley. In 2023 and 2024, ...

After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the California coast angling for Chinook salmon this weekend as recreational fishing resumes under strict limits. Coastal salmon fishing was ...

The council overseeing U.S. Pacific coast fisheries issued a new recommendation Tuesday for “very limited” recreational ...

Commercial fisherman George Jue cuts swordfish scraps to use as crab bait at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay in 2024. The salmon fishing season has been canceled in 2023 and 2024 because the fish ...