Commercial salmon season cancelled second year in a row
By: MILLBRAE
Bay City News Service
April 8, 2009
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| Commercial salmon fishing has been put on hold for a second year. (AP) |
SALMON FISHING, SEASON, COMMERCIAL, BAN — The Pacific Fishery Management Council decided Wednesday to cancel the commercial salmon fishing season in California waters for another year.
The decision, made at the council's annual meeting in Millbrae, extends last year's ban for another year, after the recent
dramatic decrease in salmon stocks.
Chuck Tracy, fishery analyst for the council, said Wednesday's decision also canceled recreational salmon fishing in California, except for a 10-day period from Aug. 29 through Sept. 7 in the Eureka/Crescent City area.
The fishing ban extends throughout California to southern Oregon. The council will revisit the ban next year after its annual
reevaluation of the health of salmon stocks.
The official start of the salmon fishing season normally begins May 1, and the council's decision will now be forwarded to the National Marine Fisheries Service for final approval.
