Bad news for California's Chinook Salmon season––it's been canceled due to the state's prolonged drought. However, there's hope that this break will give the fish a chance to replenish and thrive in the future.
“Obviously everyone wants to fish, but most fishermen understood the status of where the salmon are and understand they need to make sure those salmon stocks remain healthy,” Robin Ehlke, the salmon staff officer for the Pacific Fishery Management Council, told the newspaper. “Taking a pause of a year—so hopefully the salmon has time to regain their strength—seems appropriate.”
The salmon are in a tough spot because of California’s historic drought, which has made population numbers fall to near-record lows in the Sacramento River. And in the Klamath River, fall Chinook had the second-lowest abundance forecast since the current assessment methods began in 1997. Over the past few years, the overall lack of water in the region has made it more difficult for the salmon to hatch, migrate, and produce future generations of fish.
The California ban is likely to last for the next year, although a limited season is possible near southern. Following a public hearing, the Pacific Fishery Management Council will finalize a schedule in early April. And while this year’s outlook is rather dire, industry insiders are hopeful for the future of California’s Chinook salmon.
“If there’s a silver lining in all of this, California has been wet here since December,” Jim Yarnall, a sport fisherman and a member of the council’s salmon advisory subpanel, told. “If we get out of the way and given half a chance … you can see [the salmon] bouncing right back in three years to an abundant fish stock.”
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