After a successful opening weekend exceeded the season limit, California’s salmon spot-fishing days in July and August have been canceled.
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Why a contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam could move forward under Trump
Enlarging the Shasta Dam would deliver more Sacramento River water to Central Valley farmers, but the Winnemem Wintu tribe could lose sacred sites, and endangered salmon could lose habitat in wet years.
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California salmon season canceled for third year in a row, but will open for limited recreational dates
For the third year in a row, California’s commercial salmon fishing season has been canceled due to critically low fish stocks, dealing another major blow to the state’s struggling fishing industry. While commercial boats remain docked, limited recreational salmon fishing will be allowed statewide on select dates this summer and fall.
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A ‘perfect storm’ of environmental and political issues is driving Santa Cruz fishers out of the water
Santa Cruz County’s fishing industry is in crisis. For generations, local fishers have relied on catching Dungeness crab in the fall and winter and Chinook salmon in the spring and summer. But over the past nine years, a “perfect storm” of environmental challenges, promised disaster relief that has failed to surface and few viable solutions for the future is forcing boats out of the water.
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‘No way, not possible’: California has a plan for new water rules. Will it save salmon from extinction?
Growers and cities support the Newsom administration proposal, saying it strikes a balance for uses of Delta water. But environmentalists say the “healthy rivers” rules would actually harm California’s iconic salmon.
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When it comes to seafood, what does ‘local and sustainable’ really mean?
More Santa Cruz County restaurants are focusing on sourcing “sustainable” and “local” seafood, but while the shift toward environmental consciousness is a good thing for the ocean and for diners, these terms are nebulous. Local industry experts and chefs weigh in on how they define sustainable seafood, give suggestions on what to look for on restaurant menus and outline the challenges to using locally caught fish.
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A third straight year with no California salmon fishing? Early fish counts suggest it could happen
Low counts of spawning salmon could mean another year without fishing in California. Experts say the outlook still has time to turn around.
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Lily Belli on Food: Good news from the farmers market, a go-to summer wine and a frying life hack
Legislators give a program for low-income Californians a reprieve, juvenile salmon being released off the Santa Cruz Wharf, Los Pericos in Aptos and tips for summer drinking and cooking are all to be found in Lily Belli’s Tuesday newsletter.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: New fitness center planned for Midtown, Chamber honors local leaders, no ’24 salmon season
In her weekly roundup of local business, Jessica M. Pasko spotlights local gym owners with big plans for a former Rite Aid, covers the Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce’s annual gala and runs down names, numbers and dates to know.
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California salmon fishing banned for second year in row
Federal officials moved Wednesday to cancel commercial and recreational salmon fishing off California as the fish still aren’t thriving. It’s another blow to the commercial fishing industry, which is still awaiting disaster aid from the canceled 2023 season.