California's salmon runs were so dismal last season that the commercial fishery was largely canceled, and the result was a serious economic hit to the state. From the
Recordnet.com: Salmon run watched with wary eyes:
A normal season would see up to six months of fishing with two fish per day. But wildlife managers decided in May to cut inland fishing dramatically - a potential $20 million hit for the state economy - due to plummeting numbers of adult fish returning to spawn last fall.
Ocean fishing was also canceled, exponentially increasing the economic toll in California to $255 million.
The salmon crash has been blamed on a slew of potential factors, including poor ocean conditions, a loss of river habitat and the export of water from the Delta.
Game Wardens Communists??Oddly, the
first reader comment to this story noted that California hires so few game wardens that effective enforcement of salmon fishing limits was a joke. That observant comment was followed by one that truly highlights the failure of either our public schools or laws against the marriage of family members:
"There's no such thing as a good game warden......something about them just makes them all communists."
Truly, the Underground fears for the Republic.
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