{"id":74386,"date":"2016-04-17T02:09:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-17T06:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=74386"},"modified":"2025-01-08T13:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:11:01","slug":"pacific-salmon-may-scarce-pricy-stores-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/04\/17\/pacific-salmon-may-scarce-pricy-stores-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific salmon may be scarce, pricy in stores this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FRESNO \u2013 Salmon caught off the Pacific Coast may be harder to find in stores this summer and cost more with tight restrictions imposed on fishermen who anticipate pulling fewer of the prized catch into their boats, officials said Friday.<\/p>\n

Four years of bruising drought in the West has strained inland rivers where salmon spawn, putting the fish in sharp decline.<\/p>\n

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Restrictions announced this week leave fisherman nearly half of the opportunity to catch salmon compared to last year, under the recommendations of an industry oversight body.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you like the good stuff, it\u2019s going to be harder to find this year,\u201d said Dave Bitts, a Eureka, California, fisherman and adviser to the Pacific Fishery Management Council.<\/p>\n

The council oversees commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington. It is made up of industry representatives, scientists and government officials.<\/p>\n

The National Marine Fisheries Service is expected to adopt the council\u2019s recommendations on May 1.<\/p>\n

Salmon depend for survival on cold and abundant water flowing down rivers, such as the Sacramento and Klamath, where the fish migrate and spawn in three-year cycles. California has endured the driest four-year period on record before this winter\u2019s El Nino delivered some relief with a near-average snowpack.<\/p>\n

The salmon industry in California and Oregon alone is valued at $2 billion annually. It supports 23,000 jobs in California, according to the Golden Gate Salmon Association.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile fishermen are not happy to have restricted seasons, they realize their responsibility to be good stewards,\u201d said John McManus, the association\u2019s executive director.<\/p>\n

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The fishing industry and farmers in California\u2019s fertile Central Valley are in a constant struggle over the same river water to sustain their livelihoods.<\/p>\n

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The last two years have been disastrous for salmon in the Sacramento River.<\/p>\n

Just 3 percent of California\u2019s juvenile winter-run salmon survived in 2015 compared to 5 percent survival the previous year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s fisheries agency has reported.<\/p>\n

It is too soon to say how high the price of wild-caught salmon could be for consumers until fisherman return to the docks with their catch. Wildlife officials, however, estimate low numbers swimming in the Pacific.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a fisherman, you always expect a miracle, that there’s all kinds of fish in the ocean,\u201d said Larry Collins, a San Francisco commercial fisherman and seafood buyer. \u201cI just don\u2019t expect that this year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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