The council overseeing U.S. Pacific coast fisheries issued a new recommendation Tuesday for “very limited” recreational salmon fishing through the end of 2025, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The decision allows for the first recreational ocean salmon fishing in California waters since 2022. The recommendation from the Pacific Fishery Management Council also included keeping California’s commercial salmon fisheries closed for the third year in a row. … Salmon in California waters face ongoing issues from drought, climate disruption, wildfires, algal blooms, shifting food sources, habitat destruction and thiamine deficiency, according to wildlife officials.

Other salmon news:

• KCRA (Sacramento, Calif.): ‘Another nail in the coffin’: Salmon fishing restrictions, golden mussel closures hurting bait shop
• KTVU (Oakland, Calif.): Recreational salmon fishing is coming back to California
• National Fisherman: CA commercial salmon season cancelled for a third year
• Daily Kos: Blog: Salmon and water groups respond to closure of California commercial salmon fishing for third year
• California Trout: News release: CalTrout remains committed to salmon recovery efforts as commercial salmon fishing season is shut down again