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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julie Watson and Lisa Baumann

Council approves salmon fishing ban for much of West Coast

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

A federal regulatory group voted on Thursday to officially close king salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast after near-record low numbers of the fish, also known as chinook, returned to California's rivers last year.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council approved the closure of the 2023 season for all commercial and most recreational chinook fishing along the coast from Cape Falcon in northern Oregon to the California-Mexico border.

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