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Braking a Catch
Salmon fishing season canceled in California, heavily restricted elsewhere |
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11 Apr 2008 |
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| Posted at 6:17 AM on 11 Apr 2008 Photo: Josh Larios For the first time ever, the Pacific Fisheries Management Council has voted to cancel the salmon fishing season off the coast of California and much of Oregon due to exceedingly low populations of chinook salmon in the Sacramento River area. The restrictions apply to commercial as well as recreational fishers; only a catch of 9,000 hatchery-raised coho ... |
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