OPB

Struggling salmon fishermen getting federal help in Oregon and along West Coast, but it may be too late

The federal government will dole out disaster relief to commercial Chinook salmon fishermen who have weathered a string of poor seasons on the Oregon Coast. But some fishermen say the help won’t be ...
Oregonian

Summer salmon fishing seasons set for Oregon coast, Columbia River

Offshore salmon seasons will look much different this summer along most of the Oregon coast as managers struggle to ensure the safety of declining fall chinook returning to Northern California. And ...
KGW8

Imperiled Chinook salmon runs close ocean fishing off California, much of Oregon

Dangerously low levels of fall run Chinook salmon in two California rivers have forced wildlife officials to shut down fishing off much of the West Coast. The closure currently runs through May 15 and ...
KOIN 6

Oregon receiving $7M for fishery disaster amid ‘dwindling’ salmon population

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon is set to receive a “lifeline” $7 million in federal funding to address the state’s fishery disaster impacting Chinook salmon, lawmakers announced last week. Commercial ...
OPB

Chinook salmon fishing returning to the Coquille river

Co-management of a Chinook salmon hatchery on the Coquille river in southwest Oregon has helped the fish population thrive again. That means Chinook fishing could soon return. Natural populations of ...