Much of drought-plagued West Coast faces salmon fishing ban

West Coast faces ban on salmon fishing

SAN DIEGO – As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific. The surreal and desperate scramble boosted the survival rate of the hatchery-raised fish, […]

Much of drought-plagued U.S. West Coast faces salmon fishing ban

SAN DIEGO — As drought dried up rivers that carry California's newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific.

Much of drought-plagued West Coast faces salmon fishing ban

Federal officials are expected to ban king salmon fishing this season along much of the drought-plagued West Coast. Experts fear the California salmon are in a spiral toward extinction.

Much of West Coast faces ban to fish salmon amid low stocks

By JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific. The surreal and desperate

Much of drought-plagued West Coast faces salmon fishing ban

Federal officials are expected to prohibit king salmon fishing this season along much of the West Coast, which many predict could stretch into 2024 season

Much of drought-plagued West Coast faces salmon fishing ban

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific.