Canada Fishing Info

The hearing occurs at a time when commercial and recreational salmon fishing has been closed off California and Oregon, due to the unprecedented collapse of Central Valley fall run chinook salmon. The hearing occurs at a time when salmon fishing off the coast of California and most of Oregon has been closed, due to the unprecedented collapse of Central Valley fall run chinook salmon. While the Bush and Schwarzenegger administrations point to "ocean conditions" as the reason for the sudden salmon fishery collapse, commercial fishermen, recreational anglers, Indian Tribes and some prominent scientists contend that massive increases in water exports from the California Delta and declining water quality are the key factors behind the decline. Meanwhile, on May 13, North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) announced that $170 million has been included in the Farm Bill to aid families and businesses in California, Oregon and Washington affected by the biggest and most devastating Pacific salmon season closure in American history. Thompson, recreational and commercial fishing groups, conservation organizations and California Indian Tribes along the Pacific North Coast have been working for years to restore salmon habitat. read more

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