The salmon population along the West Coast is so low that officials have canceled most of next year's fishing season. Salmon were once so plenty that Native American tribes said their ancestors could walk across salmon-filled streams without sinking.
Especially wet years mean more salmon hatching. Dry ones mean fewer three years later. Three years ago – in 2020 – California’s waters were in a particularly severe drought.
Low river flows and high river water temperatures have affected the salmon's survival, especially as they emerge as eggs and need to go downstream to the ocean, said Robin Ehlke, salmon staff officer for the management council. “The people running these models, they’re pulling their hair out. It’s an unfortunate place where we are and it’s going to impact a lot of livelihoods,” he said.Seasons are set a year in advance, with the possibility of amendment.
“If there’s a silver lining in all of this, California has been wet here since December,” he said. “Snowpack is high. The reservoirs are filling and salmon are an amazingly resilient species.”
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