Ocean Salmon Season Setting Process Begins; Estimates of 2008 Sacramento River Fall C

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Preliminary 2008 salmon data released today indicates a continued and significant reduction in the return size of Sacramento River fall Chinook stock. The California Department of Fish and Game estimates that 66,200 Sacramento River fall Chinook adults returned in 2008 - the lowest recorded return since monitoring began in the 1970s.

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