West Coast Salmon Fishing Season Canceled Due to Ban Approval.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council has voted to close the 2023 salmon fishing season for all commercial and most recreational chinook fishing along the West Coast due to near-record low numbers of the fish returning to California's rivers last year. California had already canceled its salmon fishing season last month, marking only the second time in state history. Biologists say the chinook salmon population has declined dramatically after years of drought, and many in the fishing industry blame Trump-era rules that allowed more water to be diverted from the Sacramento River Basin to agriculture.