Canada Fishing Info

That’s the going rate for the prized fish at some Seattle-area fish markets, reports this morning’s Olympian . Several factors including the closure of commercial salmon fishing off the California and Oregon coasts and the high cost of gassing up a fishing fleet are contributing to the sky-high price of fish this season, the paper reports. The supply of Copper River salmon was skimpy on the first day, as rough ocean conditions kept most net boats in harbor. There are plenty of Copper River fish left to be caught, and the price — reported at $40 a pound at South Sound fish counters — probably will drop in the next few weeks. The workers processing the salmon before shipment, usually college students, will get better at their work, and the fish should arrive in better shape, Wilcox said. read more

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