Category: Newsletters

  • 2025 newsletters

    Salmon Newsletter, Spring 2025 Summer 2025, Volume 50 Volume 1 Back to Newsletters and press releases archives

  • 2024 newsletters

    Winter 2024, Volume 48, No. 1 Summer 2024, Volume 48, No. 2 Back to Newsletters and press releases archives

  • 2023 newsletters

    Summer 2023, Volume 47, No. 2 Winter/Spring 2023, Volume 47, No. 1 Back to Newsletters and press releases archives

  • 2021 newsletters

    California current ecosystem, salmon seasons, southern resident killer whales, groundfish EFH, sardine assessment, trawl logbooks, ESA workgroup, albatross, inseason adjustments, electronic monitoring, cowcod

  • 2020 newsletters

    California current ecosystem, salmon seasons, southern resident killer whales, groundfish EFH, sardine assessment, trawl logbooks, ESA workgroup, albatross, inseason adjustments, electronic monitoring, cowcod

  • 2019 newsletters

    California current ecosystem, salmon seasons, southern resident killer whales, groundfish EFH, sardine assessment, trawl logbooks, ESA workgroup, albatross, inseason adjustments, electronic monitoring, cowcod

  • 2018 newsletters

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  • 2017 newsletters

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  • 2016 newsletters

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  • 2015 newsletters

    Council bans fisheries on unmanaged forage fish, California Current Ecosystem report, climate science strategy, Fishery Ecosystem Plan initiatives, Klamath drought, aquaculture, Canary rockfish rebuilt, Petrale sole rebuilt, groundfish EFH, salmon ESA consultation, EFH modifications, trawl gear regulations, Oregon midwater recreational regulations, bocaccio, kelp greenling, widow rockfish, electronic monitoring, blackgill rockfish, slope complex, black rockfish, exempted…

  • 2014 newsletters

    There were no regular newsletters in 2014. Instead, we focused on The Line. Click for full view.

  • 2013 newsletters

    In 2013 the Council hosted the Managing Our Nation’s Fisheries 3 conference in Washington, D.C., so we produced fewer newsletters. Click image for full view.

  • 2012 newsletters

    2012 in brief Salmon. The 2012 salmon season was a good one, with California and Oregon fishermen, in particular, benefiting from higher-than-usual salmon abundance for Sacramento and Klamath River fall Chinook. Strait of Juan de Fuca coho were rebuilt, and a rebuilding plan was adopted for Sacramento River fall Chinook. The Council continued working on…

  • 2011 newsletters

    2011 in brief On March 11, a 9.0 earthquake in Japan led to a devastating tsunami that, apart from wreaking havoc in Japan, caused $48 million in damage to the ports of Santa Cruz and Crescent City. In Washington, the process of removing the Elwha, Glines Canyon, and Condit dams began. Salmon. Ocean salmon seasons…

  • 2010 newsletters

    2010 in brief Salmon: After two years of poor seasons, in 2010 salmon season were opened coastwide. The commercial season in California was very limited, but the recreational season was closer to normal. Sacramento River fall Chinook were listed as “overfished” (although fishing was believed to be a minor factor in the decline). The Council…

  • 2009 newsletters

    2009 in brief Salmon: As in 2008, the Council once again adopted very restrictive salmon seasons. The commercial fishery and most recreational fisheries off the coast of California were closed in response to the collapse of the Sacramento River fall Chinook stock. However, fisheries north of Cape Falcon were better than in 2008, with much…

  • 2008 newsletters

    Click images below for the full newsletter. 2008 in brief Salmon: In spring 2008 the Council adopted the most restrictive salmon season ever while the Council considered a Klamath River fall Chinook rebuilding strategy and ODFW studied reintroduction of salmon into the upper Klamath River basin. In November, PacifiCorp, the states, and the Federal government…