The only other time salmon fishing has been entirely shut down along the California coast was in 2008. “We don’t have enough salmon this year to have a season,” said John McManus, president ...

The only other time salmon fishing has been entirely shut down along the California coast was in 2008. “We don’t have enough salmon this year to have a season,” said John McManus, president ...

California fishermen have spoken out against state water management policies after federal fishing officials canceled ocean salmon fishing season in the state for the second consecutive year ...

Chinook salmon fishing off the California coast will be called off until next spring in anticipation that a near-record-low number of fish will return to the state's rivers to spawn.

Officials say the move could generate an estimated 900 jobs and up to $54 million in annual revenue in West Coast states in 2019, including about 630 jobs and $44 million in Southern California.

In addition to Dudley Market, here are restaurants where you can find the bluefin tuna that Conner is fishing: Evan Kleiman: ...

Among the West Coast’s shrinking fish populations 30 years ago, the largely bottom-dwelling groundfish species were particularly hard hit by overfishing and were declared a federal economic ...

A second angler fish in recent years washed up at Crystal Cove State Park on Oct. 13, 2023, a sighting following a similar occurrence in 2021 when the same species, the Pacific Football Fish, was ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently announced a major change for fishermen along the Southern California coast. As of June 13, 2025, the state has lifted restrictions on Pa ...

Salmon fishing was also closed in California during the 2008 and 2009 seasons, for the first time in state history. Salmon are born in rivers, swim to the ocean, grow in size and return to the ...

“These California stocks … were 500,000 strong, a million fish strong, in past decades,” she said. “Now, like Sacramento — we're lucky to get 300,000 back.” ...

Fishing organizations said they support this year’s salmon closure, noting that it should help to improve populations of the fish. But they said they want more of a voice in statewide water ...