West Coast embarks on new wave of fishing
HARBOR The West Coast groundfish fleet has struggled to stay afloat during major cutbacks to reverse long-standing problems with overfishing and to protect the seafloor from damage caused by bottom trawling gear. They are now embarking, after years...
4.5K - Sep. 8, 2009; scored 646.0

Fishermen fear loss of petrale sole
ASTORIA (AP) Oregon fishermen say they're nervous about the possibility that petrale sole, one of the most valuable Pacific Ocean groundfish, will be labeled overfished. An assessment shows the population of petrale sole is far below the federal "o...
2.6K - Aug. 10, 2009; scored 544.0

Oregon Outdoor Report: Bigger groundfish bag limit May 1
Column by Richard DeChambeau May 1 is an important date for all offshore sport anglers. Our bag limit of groundfish will be the highest since 2005, after the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission approved an increase from six rockfish to seven. This li...
4.1K - Apr. 25, 2009; scored 1000.0

Chinook fishing season halted again in California
MILLBRAE - California's commercial Chinook salmon fishing season will be called off again after a record low number of the fish returned to the Sacramento River to spawn last year, federal fisheries managers announced Wednesday. The decision by the P...
4.0K - Apr. 9, 2009; scored 306.0

Fishing industry is going strong
Once again the news on the status of salmon stocks along the West Coast doesn't show much promise for a salmon season this year. In spite of this, the fishing industry remains an economic driver for jobs, and incomes along the coast. The 258 trawl ve...
1.6K - Mar. 18, 2009; scored 306.0