The S.F. Chronicle broke a story today in which the headline exclaims that the ‘U.S. extends disaster order for chinook salmon’, and I must say it is about time! The writing on the wall has graced our oceans and rivers for the past few years so I think it is appropriate to start this off with a quote from JournOwl (‘Salmon by the numbers’) as it attests to the fact that chinook salmon are in trouble:
“At one time California’s Central Valley witnessed the return of adult Chinook salmon 3/4 of a million strong. By 2007, the returning population making the trek from the Pacific Ocean through the San Francisco Bay and spawning in the Sacramento River had declined to 90,000. And with the season ending in 2008, the numbers had managed to only reach 8.8% of their former number. Did I mention the Chinook salmon population of 750,000 I am referring to was a mere 6 years ago in 2002?”
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