Commercial fishing crews will be permitted to catch salmon along the California coast this year for the first time since 2022 as regulators end a three-year shutdown after seeing an increase in the struggling salmon population. The Pacific Fishery Management Council, a body established by Congress that manages ocean fishing along the West Coast, voted Sunday to approve a plan to reopen the salmon fishing season under strict limits in California. … Fishermen in the San Francisco region will be allowed to catch a maximum of 160 Chinook per vessel during several open periods in May and August, and 100 on additional dates in September. … The plan also includes limits on the total number of fall-run Chinook salmon that may be caught during the season.

Other salmon news:

• AP News: Commercial salmon fishing to open in California for the first time since 2022 as population rebounds
• CalMatters (Sacramento, Calif.): California salmon fishing poised to finally reopen. Can the industry recover?
• Northwest Sportsman Magazine: 2026 West Coast ocean salmon recommendations adopted
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife: News release: Ocean salmon fishing comeback continues