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California's salmon fishery reopens after a population crash and three‑year closure, but that doesn't mean all is well

Along the California coast, from Bodega Bay to Morro Bay, commercial fishing boats have started pulling in salmon for the first time in three years, and local salmon are once again appearing on restaurant menus and in seafood markets across the state.

California's salmon fishery reopens after a population crash and three‑year closure, but that doesn't mean all is well
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Along the California coast, from Bodega Bay to Morro Bay, commercial fishing boats have started pulling in salmon for the first time in three years, and local salmon are once again appearing on restaurant menus and in seafood markets across the state.

Originally published at Phys.org

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