California Ocean Salmon Season Cancelled for Second Year

The federal council that regulates fishing along the West Coast recommended Wednesday that the California ocean salmon season be canceled for the second year in a row. The renewed ban is a devastating blow to the state's commercial and recreational fishing industry, still reeling from a similar decision last year. The Pacific Fishery Management Council based its decision on continued low water levels and high temperatures in rivers where salmon spawn.

The economics of the decision are crippling for communities that rely on revenue from commercial or recreational fishing activities. Estimates of financial losses stemming from last year's cancellation in California run from $45 million to $65 million.The federal government allocated just over $20 million in disaster aid, but many salmon fishers reportedly have yet to receive any of that money.

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