State of Salmon – in California

The State of Salmon in California presents the problems salmon are facing and their population trends in the state's major rivers and streams.

Statewide Status - State of Salmon – in California

California's coho salmon, Chinook salmon and steelhead are in trouble. The number of fish returning to spawn in the state's rivers has declined dramatically.

Chinook Salmon - California Fish and Wildlife

On the west coast of North America, California streams support the southern-most Chinook Salmon runs. Chinook Salmon in California display a wide array of ...

Salmon | California Trout

California's diverse geography and habitats have allowed four species of salmon to live at the southern end of their ranges: Chinook, Coho, Pink, and Chum.

Ocean Salmon Fishery Information - California Fish and Wildlife

General Commercial Regulations · All salmon except coho (silver) salmon; all commercial salmon must be landed in California* · Single point, single shank barbless ...

A third year with no CA salmon fishing? What the early count says

The low returns to Coleman, the state's largest fish hatchery, reflect a long-term decline in Chinook salmon numbers regionwide. As many as 2 ...

State of Salmon in California - Science for Conservation

Due to water damming and diversions, habitat degradation and more, salmon and steelhead populations have declined dramatically. They have even completely ...

Recovery Through Reintroductions for California's Central Valley ...

NOAA Fisheries is working with key federal, state, and tribal partners to return native Sacramento River winter-run Chinook salmon to chilly rivers above Shasta ...

Golden State Salmon Association: Home

GSSA's mission is to restore California salmon for their economic, recreational, commercial, environmental, cultural and health values. Golden State Salmon ...

Stepping Up for California's Salmon - Visit California

Once abundant along the coast and in California's rivers, salmon have played an essential role in the daily lives and traditions of the state's Indigenous ...

California bans salmon fishing on rivers for a second year

California regulators have decided to ban fishing for chinook salmon on the state's rivers for a second year in a row, in effort to help the species recover.

What's being done to save California salmon as populations ...

From the Sacramento River to the coast, salmon populations have struggled to survive and California has put another ban on fishing for them ...

California salmon season to be restricted or shut down — again

California's fishing industry is bracing for another bad year as federal managers today announced plans to heavily restrict or prohibit salmon ...

The Problem - Golden State Salmon Association

California's salmon industry is valued at $1.4 billion in economic activity and 23,000 jobs annually in a normal season and contributes approximately $700 ...

California Salmonscape | NOAA Fisheries

From the Sierra Nevada to the Golden Gate, California is a salmon state. Discover the species, habitats, and human connections through art.

Salmon fishing off California coast banned for second year in a row

California fishermen have spoken out against state water management policies after federal fishing officials canceled ocean salmon fishing season in the state.

Northern California river receives endangered salmon for first time in ...

Currently, spring-run and winter-run Chinook Salmon are listed at the state and federal level as “threatened” and “endangered,” which means they ...

California: the State of Salmon - Hakai Magazine

A controversial habitat restoration program could give a boost to the survival of vulnerable chinook salmon.

Topic: Salmon - Water Education Foundation

State biologists in California have also been seeing salmon in creeks that had been inaccessible since dams were built decades ago and blocked fish from ...

Nature designed California salmon to never go extinct. Why are they ...

California and the life cycle of salmon have been linked for centuries, beginning when only indigenous people lived in the state. California's ...