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California Coast Opens to Commercial Salmon Fishing After 3-Year Pause

Businesses up and down California’s coast are desperate for the economic boost, according to the Golden State Salmon Association.
California Coast Opens to Commercial Salmon Fishing After 3-Year Pause
Mike Hudson unloads Chinook salmon off his boat at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco on July 22, 2019. Eric Risberg/AP Photo
Jill McLaughlin
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Commercial salmon fishing along the California coast will return for the first time since 2022 after a federal fishery council found on April 12 that some Chinook populations have rebounded.

Golden State Salmon Association members said the reopening was “long-awaited” but is still not a full recovery of the season.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.