On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 7:30 PM, Richard M. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Salmon disappearance could bring fishing ban > http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/07/salmon.collapse.ap/index.html
No longer just a possibility. Salmon fishing has been banned along the West Coast. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080501_fisheryfailure.html ---------------- Hundreds of thousands of fall Chinook salmon typically return to the Sacramento River every year to spawn. This year, scientists estimate that fewer than 60,000 adult Chinook will make it back to the Sacramento River. "This is far below what is needed to sustain the population and we have decided to shut down the commercial ocean salmon fishery for all of California and most of Oregon to aid their recovery," said Jim Balsiger, NOAA's Fisheries Service acting assistant administrator. "It's a tough decision, but the condition of the salmon fishery forces us to close most of it to ensure healthy runs of this valuable fish in the future." ---------------- California and the federal government are working on compensation plans for the affected commercial fishing population. -- Jarrod Frates, GAWN _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
