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State wildlife officials on Wednesday delayed reopening recreational salmon fishing in Sacramento Valley rivers, saying they needed more time to consider the options.
The California Fish and Game Commission agreed to postpone the decision to give state fisheries experts time to reconsider the timing and location of the fishing options for fall-run Chinook salmon. Fishing for the species has been banned since 2007 due to a sharp decline in its population.
The in-river fishery must not exceed a harvest quota of 8,200 salmon, which was set April 15 by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Department of Fish and Game had little time to respond to that quota with its fishing options before Wednesday's commission meeting.
The options described to The Bee in a story published Tuesday prompted concerns from anglers that too many salmon might be taken in the Feather River, said Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Branch Chief Neil Manji. Others complained that the state failed to allow enough fishing upstream of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam on the Sacramento River.
The commission will vote on revised proposals at its May 5 meeting in Stockton.
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The California Fish and Game Commission agreed to postpone the decision to give state fisheries experts time to reconsider the timing and location of the fishing options for fall-run Chinook salmon. Fishing for the species has been banned since 2007 due to a sharp decline in its population.
The in-river fishery must not exceed a harvest quota of 8,200 salmon, which was set April 15 by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The Department of Fish and Game had little time to respond to that quota with its fishing options before Wednesday's commission meeting.
The options described to The Bee in a story published Tuesday prompted concerns from anglers that too many salmon might be taken in the Feather River, said Department of Fish and Game Fisheries Branch Chief Neil Manji. Others complained that the state failed to allow enough fishing upstream of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam on the Sacramento River.
The commission will vote on revised proposals at its May 5 meeting in Stockton.
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