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April 09, 2006

This Won't Affect Bingley at All

...but here at Casa de Major Dad? We're bummed.

Federal regulators voted to impose severe restrictions on salmon fishing off the coasts of Oregon and Northern California to protect dwindling populations in the Klamath River.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council decided Thursday to close most of the 700 miles of coastline to commercial salmon fishing for much of May, June and July, the most productive months of the season, which runs from April-October. Federal fishery officials said the closures were the broadest ever imposed on the West Coast salmon fishery.

“This is going to be a horrible year,” said Zeke Grader, executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association. “It's not a total closure, but it's the closest thing to it.”



It's been rough out there for the fishies.

Posted by tree hugging sister at April 9, 2006 11:44 AM

Comments

Is that also where they are thinking of killing some seals because the seals are just sitting by a dam and chowing down on huge amounts of the salmon?

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at April 9, 2006 02:20 PM