From droughts to human mistakes, California salmon near extinction | Opinion

California’s last wild salmon are one drought, and one more round of mismanagement, from vanishing from the state’s rivers, ...

Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal

Chinook salmon on the Klamath River made it all the way to the river's headwaters in southern Oregon some 300 miles from the ...
Record Searchlight on MSN

Third straight year with no California salmon fishing? Why it could happen.

A low count of returning adult salmon is preliminary, with several weeks left in the natural spawning period for the fall-run ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Commercial salmon fishing in California will be closed for a third year in a row

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to ...
CBS News

California salmon fishing season in jeopardy for third year in a row

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PMFC) is weighing a decision at one of their conferences to determine the fate of California's salmon fishing season. While they're still in the early stages of ...
KTAR News

For California salmon, summer of truck rides, bucket lifts

LAGUNITAS, Calif. (AP) — What do you do when you have 30 million young salmon ready for their big journeys downstream, but drought and development have dried your riverbeds to sauna rocks? In ...
Jefferson Public Radio

Marine heat wave known as ‘the Blob’ returns to Pacific, but so far spares Oregon and Washington

Water temperatures several degrees above normal span thousands of miles, though they have mostly stopped short of the Pacific ...
Times of San Diego

Boat Tours and Ash Scatterings Help Beleaguered California Salmon Fleet Stay Afloat

Capt. William Smith, left, and Second Capt. Lee Gualtieri stand on their boat, Riptide, on March 10 in Half Moon Bay. (Photo by Godofredo A. Vásquez/Associated Press) William Smith has long fished the ...
The North Bay Business Journal

California Gov. Newsom unveils blueprint for ending decades-long salmon decline

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. With salmon populations throughout California declining ...
The Daily World on MSN

Marine heat wave known as ‘the Blob’ returns to Pacific

Beyond disrupting the ocean’s food web and fisheries, the underwater heat wave, known as “the Blob,” can alter weather on ...
NBC Bay Area

Boat tours and ash scatterings help beleaguered California salmon fleet stay afloat

William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they'll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. But not anymore. Smith, known as ...
Seattle Times

Commercial salmon fishing in California to close for third year in a row

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The 2025 commercial salmon fishing season in California will be closed for an unprecedented third year running, and sportfishing will be restricted to only a few days due to ...