The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) met March 4-11 to develop three alternatives for summer and fall salmon seasons along the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California.

UC Davis researchers Thursday announced a new study that proves years of hard work to heal the Putah Creek habitat is saving ...

Why bother having a salmon season? That question is based upon the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual salmon information meeting and the thre ...

Deserving at least mild applause, local ocean salmon fishing options just announced by the Pacific Fishery Management Council ...

After spending their first year in the river where they hatched, juvenile salmon migrate to the ocean to access the nutrients they need to mature. Once they reach reproductive age, adult salmon return ...

Chinook salmon populations have declined over the last century in most estuaries and rivers they used to frequent. Their ...

California's fishing fleet depends on catching Chinook salmon. Low population numbers could lead regulators to shut down or ...

Jamie O’Neill, owner of Seattle-based Dock Street Brokers, said many of California’s commercial salmon fishermen are getting out of the business, selling their permits or simply letting them expire.

Recent ocean conditions and a strong El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific in 2024 indicate that Chinook salmon returns to ...

The North of Falcon process is under way right now that will decide salmon seasons for Puget Sound, the Washington Coast, and the Columbia River, including both freshwater and salt water fisheries.

A gillnetter works the net-pen fishery in Youngs Bay, part of a long-term effort to ensure some commercial salmon fishing ...

While NOAA’s 2024-2025 California Current Ecosystem Status Report mostly focuses on West Coast ocean conditions, it also contains significant data and projections about salmon and steelhead in t ...