News Summary April 16, 2025
West Coast Salmon Seasons Set: No California Season, Limited Elsewhere
In our top story today, Susan Chambers reports on U.S. West Coast salmon seasons. Following a week of tense negotiations and discussions, salmon managers finally adopted a set of seasons for Washington, Oregon, and California, including a commercial closure in California for the third year in a row and limited seasons in Oregon and Washington. The decision, which was made on Tuesday, is still awaiting approval from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, or NOAA Fisheries)...
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