Chinook salmon runs close ocean fishing off California, much of Oregon kobi5.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kobi5.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The closure currently runs through May 15 and affects a length of the coast stretching from Oregon’s Cape Falcon, near Cannon Beach, south to the Mexican border.
The salmon industry, worth about half a billion dollars, is devastated. The culprits: Drought and decades of water diversions and development. Story from @CalMatters, with reporting from tribal Humboldt.