As expected, the collapse of salmon stocks in the Sacramento River has resulted in the cancellation of the salmon season off the California and Oregon coasts (only limited recreational Coho salmon fishing will be allowed off central Oregon).

The news wires are crawling with stories, suppositions, animosity and outright rage, though the collapse of the final commercially viable run in California (the Sacramento Chinook runs) remains somewhat shrouded in mystery.

The Underground’s Crack Team of Salmon Analysts have extensively studied the situation and decided two things will almost certainly occur:

  1. Lots of finger pointing as to the cause of the collapse (Scientists and fishermen point their fingers at habitat loss, water quality, Delta water diversions and ocean conditions)
  2. There will be lots of farm-raised salmon on the dinner menu

See you at the grill, Tom Chandler.