Calif. salmon population declines
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The number of chinook salmon returning to California's Central Valley has reached a near-record low, pointing to an "unprecedented collapse" that could lead to severe restrictions on West Coast salmon fishing this year, according to federal fishery regulators.
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Last year, Maine's lobstermen reported a 14 percent decline in catches. This year, the outlook could be worse.
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Researchers from the University of Wyoming are trying to determine why the cutthroat trout population in Yellowstone National Park continues to decline and what steps can be taken to preserve the native fish.
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Removing four hydroelectric dams from the Klamath River to help struggling salmon runs there would not be as expensive as feared, studies for a state agency show.
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By The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Dec. 9--LACEY -- A large number of salmon are swimming in Woodland Creek this year.   A former City Council member said the number of salmon is proof the city's investment in improving the creek's water quality is paying off.
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A record run of chinook salmon is expected for California's Klamath River basin this year, prompting a federal fishery panel on Friday to suggest that restrictions on the West Coast salmon fishing fleet be eased for the 2007 season.
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By Kie Relyea, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 3--The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has given a Bellingham salmon restoration group $158,734 in grants.
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By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jun. 17--If you're one of those Southcentral Alaska anglers wondering if the 2007 salmon season got off to a slow start, rest assured it's not just in your head.   Or at least, not all of it.
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A five-year survey of outdoor recreation finds a sharp drop in the number of Americans who cast a rod and reelâand a lesser decline in hunting. But that doesnât mean weâre spending less time with animals in nature.
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By Wesley Loy, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 12--Seafood companies will be making fewer fish sticks and less imitation crab from Alaska catches next season due to a cut in the Bering Sea walleye pollock catch limit.
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After encouraging gains in the 1990s, populations of loggerhead sea turtles are now dropping, primarily because of commercial fishing, according to a federal review.
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By JOHN ROSS  THE number of salmon escaping from Scottish fish farms has halved in the past four years, an industry body will be told today.   The number of escapes has fallen from 310,000 in 2002, when statutory reporting began, to 157,000 in 2006.
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After missing the final month of this past season and the American League Division Series, Tim Salmon will be sidelined quite a bit longer.
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By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Sep.
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The number of loggerhead turtle nests was substantially lower in 2007 than in past years, according to preliminary numbers from scientists statewide.
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Populations of the hamster-like American pika continue to decline in the West and global warming is partly to blame, a new study says.
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A proposed change in how the federal government measures water for fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin river delta has environmental groups alarmed and California officials concerned about potential harm to wildlife habitat.