- Duggan, T. (2021, March 11). Bay area salmon season is expected to be much shorter this year, bringing higher prices. San Francisco Chronicle. https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/environment/article/Bay-Area-salmon-season-is-expected-to-be-much-16016342.php.
Salmon season is expected to fall drastically this year as the projected number of fish from the Sacramento river goes from 473,200 last season to 271,000 this spring. Not only is the drop giving fishermen a sharp drop in business but we will see less salmon in our markets for higher prices. Fishermen, scientists and policymakers at the Pacific Fisheries Management Council met to decide a reasonable number of fish to be caught, along with a reasonable length of season. After extensive work the PFMC will come to a restricting decision to manage the numbers of Salmon allowed to be caught especially because the numbers are fluctuating quickly.
The article illustrates the way that Environmental scientists work closely with local, and larger governments, our economy, and the workers in it(fisherman in this case). They must make laws annually in order to preserve our ecosystems. It is interesting to think about how significant this job would be, the salmon around the bay area is a single species out of millions that need to be preserved. It really proves how important environmental scientists are.
Wow that’s a huge dip in numbers. I was expecting the Salmon to increase because of the pandemic. What do you think is the cause of the huge drop off ?
Thanks for the comment, The numbers tend to drop on and off, it is hard to say exactly why it happened but there are many factors that might not be directly human impacts.
Why are the salmon experience this massive population dip? How will this effect the salmon market?
Thanks for the comment, it’s hard to say why the numbers dipped however they tend to fluxuate and we don’t need to be as concerned as you might think. The market will be expensive and regulated.