Hello eaters! Jessica M. Pasko here. While Lily is out on maternity leave, I’m pitching in on the latest local food news. A little about me — I’m a writer and a native of upstate New York, living in Santa Cruz for over a decade. Our rich food culture is just one of the many […]
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California state officials announce new plans for salmon habitat restoration
After this year’s commercial and recreational salmon season was shut down, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to build a fishway that will enable salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and lamprey to get around the Daguerre Point Dam on the Yuba River.
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Tribe signs pact with California to work together on efforts to save endangered salmon
The Winnemem Wintu Tribe has signed agreements with California and the U.S. government to work together on efforts to restore salmon upstream from Shasta Dam.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Salmon woes, Grahm’s Popelouchum blanc and Penny Ice expands north
Hello eaters! Jessica M. Pasko here. While Lily is out on maternity leave, I’m pitching in on the latest local food news. A little about me — I’m a writer and a native of upstate New York, living in Santa Cruz for over a decade. Our rich food culture is just one of the many […]
Posted inCoast Life
‘Disaster of a season for us’: Cancellation ripples through California salmon fishery
Citing record-low stock of the fish prized by commercial and recreational interests alike, a federal commission moved last week to cancel the 2023 salmon season, which had been set to open in May and run into the fall. “It’s a really tough situation for commercial fishermen in California,” said one industry veteran from Ben Lomond.
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Salmon fishing banned along California coast as population plummets
California’s Chinook salmon population is suffering, forcing the cancellation of the fishing season along the Pacific coast.
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Lily Belli on Food: A bargain for crab fans, tasting Santa Cruz Mountains terroir & carbonara as a verb
This week — her last before her leave — Lily explains why crab prices are so low, previews a series of summer wine-pairing dinners and mines YouTube for tips on a pasta classic. Flooded market has Dungeness crab prices way down Live crabs are going for $9 per pound at H&H Fresh Fish Co. in […]
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Flooded market has Dungeness crab prices way down
Live crabs are going for $9 per pound at H&H Fresh Fish Co. in the Santa Cruz Harbor, less than half of the $20 mark seen in recent holiday seasons. “It’s great for the customer,” says an H&H co-owner, “but bad for the fishermen.”
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Lily Belli on Food: Crab season is a go, the inspiration of Christina Waters and holiday feasting
This week, good news on the crustacean front, a change for one local media stalwart and full bellies at the Bellis. A New Year’s Eve toast: Crab season to begin Saturday After delays due to poor-quality crab meat and threatened humpback whales along some areas of the coast, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife […]
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A New Year’s Eve toast: Crab season to begin Saturday
After delays due to poor-quality crab meat and threatened humpback whales along some areas of the coast, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife says Dungeness crab season will open statewide Dec. 31.