Open ocean salmon fishing last weekend generated quite a bit of anticipation and excitement. As expected, there were hundreds of boats fishing for kings on Monterey Bay for the “limited opening” on ...

The production of this article and accompanying photographs are the result of a collaboration between environment and science news platform, Mongabay, and McClatchy News. “Some mornings, the sun’s ...

Commercial and recreational fishing for Chinook salmon will be banned this year in marine waters off California, and most of Oregon due to historically low fall-run Chinook salmon returns to the ...

The Pacific Fishery Management Council has adopted recommendations for ocean salmon fishing along the Pacific west coast in 2024. The seasons provide recreational and commercial opportunities in ...

A deckhand nets a salmon reeled in from the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ilwaco. (Photo by Al Thomas) Salmon fishing in the ocean at Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) will close beginning Tuesday after ...

Salmon raised in captivity and released into rivers bound for the North Pacific are breeding with wild salmon, raising concerns among scientists about the fishes’ future. A new study 1 published this ...

Federal officials have proposed closing commercial chinook salmon fishing off the coast of California over concerns for expected low numbers of fall-run chinook salmon returning to the Sacramento ...

Recreational salmon fishing off the California coast would also be shut down until at least April 2024. One of the three alternatives proposed also shuts down recreational fishing from Humbug Mountain ...