Issues and Causes

Protecting California’s Salmon: PFMC Recommends Closure of Ocean Salmon Fisheries
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Protecting California’s Salmon: PFMC Recommends Closure of Ocean Salmon Fisheries

On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) made a unanimous recommendation to close California’s commercial and recreational ocean salmon fisheries for the remainder of the year. This decision echoes last year’s move to close the fisheries in 2023, emphasizing the critical state of our salmon stocks. 

As an organization dedicated to the preservation of the Yuba River watershed and all the creatures who live in it, SYRCL supports these conservation efforts and are tirelessly working collaboratively to ensure the future of California’s iconic salmon.  

Harm from striped bass at the Daguerre Point Dam Nature-Like Fishway Project
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Harm from striped bass at the Daguerre Point Dam Nature-Like Fishway Project

SYRCL, along with American Rivers, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, California Dam Removal, Gold Country Fly Fishers, and Northern California Council of Fly Fishers International recently signed on to a letter to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Yuba Water Agency.

The letter, dated April 11, raises concerns about the potential harm from striped bass at the Daguerre Point Dam Nature-Like Fishway Project.