Oregon salmon fishermen might face a second consecutive dismal season, after forecasts call for diminished numbers of fish due to drought in California and its subsequent political battles and water diversions to protect agricultural interests.
The Pacific Fisheries Management Council has outlined three season alternatives for commercial troll fishermen, all of which portend heavy restrictions to come.
“We’ve been hearing that, and most of the time, it rings true,” said Jeff Cox, owner of the fishing vessel Ann, of Brookings, of the limited season.
“We all saw it coming. Without the water, we knew we were in trouble.”
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