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CalMatters: Salmon fishing shutdown marks a grim milestone. Why California shouldn’t give up hope

By Charlton H. Bonham, Special for CalMatters

This week, a public federal process determined there will be no commercial salmon fishing off California’s coast for the third year in a row. It’s a grim milestone for our state. 

While we will see some recreational ocean fishing, we’re at the low-water mark. With so few fish available, we know this won’t be enough to meet the demand of our state. That’s hard news in hard times.

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