Federal Funding Allocated for California 2023 Salmon Fishing Disaster; CDFW Seeks Public Input
The $20.6 million check is almost in the mail for California salmon fishermen who didn't have a season in 2023.
On April 6, 2023, the Pacific Fishery Management Council acted unanimously to recommend a full closure of California’s 2023 commercial and recreational ocean salmon seasons due to extremely low population estimates for Sacramento and Klamath river fall Chinook salmon. Within hours of the recommendation, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his administration’s request for a federal fishery disaster declaration to...
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