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Fishy Business:
Salmon Closure Calls for Careful Analysis
Closing California and Oregon salmon season
causing economic catastrophe
By James A. Swan, Ph.D.
ESPNOutdoors.com
May 11, 2008. On April 10, the Pacific Fishery
Management Council adopted the most restrictive
restrictions on salmon fishing in history off the
coasts of California and Oregon: a ban on fishing for
king salmon in U.S. waters extending from 3 to 200
miles off the coasts of California and most of Oregon.
Then on April 18, the California Fish and Game
Commission voted unanimously to prohibit commercial
and recreational salmon fishing in state ocean waters,
which extend from the shoreline to 3 miles off the
coast.
Coho (or
"silvers") harvesting is already banned in
California; in Oregon, there will only be a limited
9,000 harvest of hatchery coho allowed this year.
All this will have
to be approved by... (Read
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Acoustic Tagging in San Joaquin River Seeks to Solve
Salmon Mystery
DFG Press Release
May 12, 2008. A
new study is under way in the South Delta portion of the
San Joaquin River system to figure out how to increase
young salmon survival as they travel down stream to the
ocean. Scientists are tracking tiny salmon called smolts
in real time from sounds emitted by acoustic tags
implanted inside them. The goal is to figure out what is
killing the young salmon during their journey and solve
those problems.
Some years up to
90 out of 100 of the young salmon called smolts died
while migrating through the South Delta scientists
estimate. Up to now, figuring out specifically where the
main losses occur has been exceedingly difficult. This
long term study will help solve these mysteries.
Tim Heyne
Department of Fish and Game biologist said, "The
results of this study and other evaluations being
conducted in the San Joaquin River basin will determine
the streamflows that are needed to overcome all the
impediments to adequate salmon and steelhead production
in this river system."
Tracking is done...
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CalTrout Gives Lois Wolk Golden Trout Award
by Dan Bacher
May 9, 2008. California Trout, a statewide fishing and
conservation group, honored Assemblywoman Lois Wolk
(D-Davis) on Tuesday, May 6 for her leadership as the
chairwoman of the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife
Committee on some of California's most pressing water
issues, including the state's fisheries declines, flood
protection, and water policy reform.
Brian Stranko, the
organization's chief executive officer, gave Wolk the
Golden Trout plaque at a ceremony in Sacramento after
the annual Fisheries Legislative Forum before a group of
legislators, commercial fishermen... (read
the full story)
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Bonnie and Clyde's young frolicking in Alameda
Creek after 50 years without steelhead
by Jeff Miller
May 8, 2008. For
the first time in almost half a century, through the
efforts of the Alameda
Creek Alliance, steelhead trout have successfully
spawned and steelhead fry have successfully hatched in
the Alameda Creek watershed. We are almost certain now
that these fry are offspring of Bonnie and Clyde, the
steelhead trout pair that was moved upstream in late
February and that was observed exhibiting spawning
behavior in early March. Based on the location,
numbers, and timing of emergence, we think these fry
are steelhead. Bonnie
and Clyde are doing fine and we will continue
to monitor them and the fry throughout the year. (View
the video)
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California sport salmon fishing
almost totally closed
By James A. Swan, Ph.D.
Special to ESPNOutdoors.com
May 11, 2008. The ocean waters
off the coast of Oregon and California have already been
closed to all sport and commercial fishing up to three
miles offshore for this season due to the dramatic
decline in fall-run Chinook salmon last year.
In previous years, the fall Sacramento Chinook run
reached as high as 800,000 fish but last fall the run
was less than 60,000.
In a conference call with the press, on May 9 the
California Fish and Game Commission announced that all
stream fishing for salmon in the state would also be
closed with two exceptions:
• The Klamath River — which had a normal run
of fall Chinook salmon last year.
• The Sacramento River from Knights Landing to...(Read
the full story at ESPN On-line)
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F&G Commission Closes Salmon
Fishing On Central Valley Rivers
By Dan Bacher
May 9, 2008. For the first time ever, recreational
salmon fishing will be closed on the Sacramento River
and its tributaries this year with the exception of a
short season for late fall run run chinook. The
Sacramento River salmon season has opened on July 16
every year, but will remain closed this season until
November 1 when a limited stretch of river will be
opened to the take of salmon.
The California Fish
and Game Commission voted unanimously today to adopt a
zero bag limit in all 14 Central Valley rivers and
streams except for a one-salmon bag limit in the
Sacramento... (read the full
story)
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