07-08-2010, 10:03 PM
Not clear on what Fish and Game is talking about, Does this mean fish that are caught and released or are they talking about fish that are illegaly kept? Or is it a combination of both?
Fish managers are closing parts of the lower Salmon to reduce fishery related incidental take of natural origin Chinook. Fish and Game conducts the salmon fishery under a federal permit that allows a number of incidental deaths of natural salmon encountered by anglers and listed under the Endangered Species Act. Once that number is reached, Chinook salmon fisheries covered under the permit are shut down, regardless of how many harvestable hatchery fish may still be in the river. Exceeding the incidental take would shut down salmon fishing for the season in the lower Salmon River, the Little Salmon and other parts of the Salmon River, including the South Fork and the upper Salmon rivers.
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Fish managers are closing parts of the lower Salmon to reduce fishery related incidental take of natural origin Chinook. Fish and Game conducts the salmon fishery under a federal permit that allows a number of incidental deaths of natural salmon encountered by anglers and listed under the Endangered Species Act. Once that number is reached, Chinook salmon fisheries covered under the permit are shut down, regardless of how many harvestable hatchery fish may still be in the river. Exceeding the incidental take would shut down salmon fishing for the season in the lower Salmon River, the Little Salmon and other parts of the Salmon River, including the South Fork and the upper Salmon rivers.
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