Fisheries council makes preliminary decision to close salmon seasons
As had been anticipated, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, meeting in Sacramento, has decided to close salmon fishing seasons in California and Oregon, before most of them started. The decision was expected because of severely depleted chinook salmon runs in the Central Valley. The closures affect seven zones in Oregon and California. Final decisions on these closures will come next month, according to the Sacramento Bee.
The Bee also reported that one recreational zone off the mouth of the Klamath will remain open.
Comments
I'm wondering why the area off the Klamath is being left open? Seems to me the Klamath salmon are in dire straits, according to the enviros.
Posted by: Fred Mangels | March 13, 2008 07:06 AM
I wonder if it has anything to do with the tribe.
Posted by: Andrew Bird | March 13, 2008 07:59 AM
Indeed, that's possible, but seems to me there's other tribes on other rivers. Maybe the Klamath tribes have more pull, or maybe the Klamath salmon aren't in as bad a shape as some are saying they are.
Posted by: Fred Mangels | March 13, 2008 10:05 AM