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Vendaval -> "West Coast salmon fishing ban considered" (4/9/2008 11:55:17 PM)
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"West Coast salmon fishing ban considered"
By TERENCE CHEA, Associated Press Writer
Mon Apr 7, 4:21 AM ET
"The Sacramento River chinook run is usually one of the most productive on the Pacific Coast, providing the bulk of the salmon caught by sport and commercial trollers off California and Oregon.
But only about 90,000 adult chinook returned to the Central Valley last fall — the second lowest number on record and well below the number needed to maintain a healthy fishery. That number is projected to fall to a record low of 58,000 this year. By contrast, 775,000 adults were counted in the Sacramento River and its tributaries as recently as 2002.
"This stock got off-the-charts bad very suddenly," said Donald McIsaac, the council's executive director. "It's a very, very severe situation."
The council, which regulates Pacific Coast fisheries, will choose between three management options: a total ban on salmon fishing off the coast of California and Oregon; extremely limited fishing in select areas; or catch-and-release fishing for scientific research."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080407/ap_on_re_us/disappearing_salmon;_ylt=AhMlEculCrpiZl8078M_Q99vzwcF
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