California DFG tries new tactic to increase salmon survival rates - Red Bluff Daily News

California DFG tries new tactic to increase salmon survival rates Red Bluff Daily News Department of Fish and Game (DFG) biologists are trying a new tactic to help California's ocean-bound juvenile salmon, in hopes of increasing survival rates. On May 3, for the first time in state history, DFG staff used a boat to move approximately ... and more »

California Salmon Season Opens May 1 - MarketWatch (press release)

California Salmon Season Opens May 1 MarketWatch (press release) SACRAMENTO, Calif., Apr 30, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- May 1 marks the opening day of the California commercial salmon fishing season, which continues through October 12. "California king salmon are back," says Aaron Newman, Chairman of the California ... and more »

Buon Appetito! - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

Buon Appetito! San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Fishermen and many scientists primarily credit more balanced, science-based water management plans instituted in the Klamath in 2006 and in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in 2008 and 2009 with the salmon population resurgence. Of course, California ... and more »

Banner year expected for local salmon - San Francisco Chronicle

Banner year expected for local salmon San Francisco Chronicle Crazy. Incredible. Hot. At long last, they're words being used again to describe the wild salmon fishing off local shores. That's right. After four years of closures and shortened seasons, our prized California king salmon is back. Return of the King: Salmon Is BackNBC Bay Area all 2 news articles »

Chico Water Group Fights Water-Transfer Deal - Courthouse News Service

Courthouse News Service

Chico Water Group Fights Water-Transfer Deal Courthouse News Service The same is true for the Chinook salmon, according to the groups. Despite severe restrictions on salmon fishing in California under the Federal Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Chinook salmon numbers were at record lows between ... and more »