The California commercial ocean salmon season is set to be closed for a third year but recreational fishing opportunities, albeit severely limited ones, look likely in state waters for the first time since 2022 under recommendations from the Pacific Fishery Management Council. A final decision is expected from the National Marine Fisheries Service in mid-May. […]
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A Year Without Abalone
The North Coast’s red abalone are dying, starving really, the latest casualties in a literal sea change taking place off our shores due to what scientists are calling a “perfect storm” of ecological events. As detailed in the Journal’s March 8 cover story, “The Plight of the Abalone,” large swaths of the region’s once lush […]