California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?

AFTER THREE YEARS of unprecedented closures that devastated California’s fishing industry, commercial salmon fishing is poised to reopen this spring. 

The return comes with a catch: Regulators at the interstate Pacific Fishery Management Council will strictly constrain fishing dates and impose harvest limits for both commercial and recreational fishing to protect the threatened California Coastal Chinook. The council is set to finalize the details this weekend.