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Stage is set for better West Coast salmon season
Posted: Mar 11, 2010 2:37 PM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's chinook salmon fishery is likely to be opened this year after two straight closed fishing seasons, but with restrictions.
Fishermen in Oregon and Washington are poised to have an even better season because fish are more abundant there.
On Thursday, the Pacific Fishery Management Council approved three options that outline where West Coast fishermen might be allowed to cast their lines and nets beginning this spring.
There remains a chance that California's salmon fishery could be closed altogether when the council issues its final decision during a meeting in Oregon next month.
If fishing for Sacramento River fall-run chinook salmon is allowed off California's coast, it would be limited for both commercial and recreational boats.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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