US EditionCalifornia closes commercial salmon fishing again in the wake of Trump’s order to put “people over fish”
- California regulators voted to close commercial salmon fishing for a third year in 2025, after closures since 2022.
- Officials cite drought, climate impacts, and poor ocean conditions as reasons for dwindling salmon numbers.
- Recreational fishing will have limited openings in June and September in select areas along the California coast.
- Scott Artis stated, "This closed commercial and token recreational fishing season is a human tragedy, as well as an economic and environmental disaster."
- The salmon fishing limitations negatively affect local businesses, with one owner reporting potential losses of 18-20%.
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'Another nail in the coffin': Salmon fishing restrictions, golden mussel closures hurting bait shop
By Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — For the third year in a row, commercial salmon fishing will be closed in California. Officials said the season is staying closed because of drought, climate impacts, and poor ocean conditions. For the first time since 2022, recreational ocean salmon fishing will open up again, but in a limited capacity. The CDFW lists the 2025 recreational ocean salmon sea…
California to Keep Commercial Salmon Fishing Closed for 3rd Year
A slight increase in coho salmon in Northern California this year has prompted a federal fishing council to recommend opening recreational salmon fishing along the West Coast for the first time since 2022, the council announced April 15. The Pacific Fishery Management Council, however, proposed closing commercial salmon fishing for the third year in a row on Tuesday. All California ocean commercial salmon fisheries from the Oregon border to the …
California closes commercial salmon fishing again in the wake of Trump’s order to put “people over fish”
The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to dwindling numbers of fish, fishing regulators voted Tuesday.The Pacific Fishery Management Council, which manages West Coast fisheries, warned earlier this year there would be limited salmon fishing this year in California, if at all, because of a predicted low number of fal…
Commercial salmon fishing closes in California
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to dwindling numbers of fish, fishing regulators voted…
Commercial Salmon Season Is Shut Down Again. Will CA's Iconic Fish Ever Recover?
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By Alastair Bland CalMatters Facing the continued collapse of Chinook salmon, officials today 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 f…
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