According to a report plentiful of salmon are expected this spring season in Bay Area. Golden Gate Salmon Association officials have confirmed this news saying that last year data on salmon returns shows that more than 819,000 adult Sacramento River fall run Chinook salmon can now be found in coastal ocean waters.
GGSA president Victor Gonella said that some of the best salmon in the world does not come from Alaska, but right here in the waters outside of the Golden Gate. The Pacific Fishery Management Council announced predictions for full or nearly full salmon seasons for both recreational and commercial fishermen. He added that the fish will be larger which is good for commercial fishermen. He said that outlook is especially rosy compared to recent years, including a partial season in 2010, and a complete shutdown of Bay Area ocean salmon fishing in 2008 and 2009.
As per Gonella rise in local salmon population is due to tighter state and referral controls over Delta pumps. He said that the result will be more money for fishermen and businesses throughout the Bay Area. GGSA director Roger Thomas said that healthy salmon runs equate to more jobs, pure and simple and the more fish we have, the more money is spent by people trying to catch them or in the commercial fishing sector, all of which is great for our economy.
