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  • California's commercial chinook fishery closed for third year in a row

    Alastair Bland, CalMatters|May 28, 2025

    Facing the continued collapse of chinook salmon, officials have shut down California’s commercial salmon fishing season for an unprecedented third year in a row. Under the decision by an interstate fisheries agency, recreational salmon fishing will be allowed in California for only brief windows of time this spring. This will be the first year that any sportfishing of chinook has been allowed since 2022. Last month’s decision by the Pacific Fishery Management Council means that no salmon caught off California can be sold to retail con...

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