Fishermen in Arena Cove are abuzz as they prepare their boats for salmon fishing for the first time since 2022. This week marks the end of a three-year closure on commercial salmon fishing. … The decision to resume commercial salmon fishing came via the Pacific Fishery Management Council Agency after significant improvements in key California salmon populations were observed. … Along the Mendocino coast, salmon fishing opened in the southern part of the county, in an area that stretches from Pigeon Point in Pescadero to Point Arena. Salmon fishing is allowed exclusively between May 1-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-29, and August 1-7, 13-16, and 25-27.

Other fishery news:

• Active NorCal (Redding, Calif.): A new study shows that most young salmon entering the delta never make it out​​
• Undercurrent: NOAA to award $99m in grants to protect Pacific salmon
• California WaterBlog (UC Davis): Putah Creek fishes: a class gyotaku project