Yep. Guess that’s why I was buyin salmon for $4.99 lb this year. Scarce as hens teeth, them salmon are.
Well, being in Washington State, you should have known the severe restrictions there has been on Salmon fishing and how the runs were way down...
I'm surprised you didn't know that, because I've been away from Oregon for just a little while now and I knew that... :-)
Take a look at this snippet I took out of the Oregon Salmon Commission...
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) adopted the 2009 salmon season regulations which included Chinook and Coho fishing North of Cape Falcon. Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. will have an 11,000 Coho quota from September 1 through the earlier of September 30 or when the quota is met.
2008 Salmon Season
For three consecutive years, dismal salmon returns have resulted in disastrous seasons for West Coast fishermen and the communities that rely on the business they create. On Thursday, April 10, 2008, the Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted the most restrictive salmon fisheries in the history for the West Coast, in response to the unprecedented collapse of Sacramento River fall Chinook and the exceptionally poor status of coho salmon from Oregon and Washington. Cape Falcon, on Oregon’s north coast, to the U.S./Mexico border will be closed in 2008, with fisheries north of Cape Falcon to the Canadian line being severely restricted.
On April 10, 2008, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski issued Executive Order No. 08-10 declaring a "state of emergency in Tillamook, Lincoln Coos, Clatsop, and Curry counties and coastal portions of Lane and Douglas counties due to limitations on ocean commercial and sport salmon fishing." The Governor allocated $500,000 from his strategic reserve funds, with the Emergency Board adding another $500,000, for distribution through the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to Oregon ocean troll salmon fishermen and eligible ocean salmon charter fishers. ODA with an advisory group developed criteria and worked with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) and the Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB) to assist with fishermen lists. This state money has been distributed to qualifying fishermen.
Federal Disaster Funds: The deadline to apply for these funds was December 31, 2008. No more applications will be accepted. These funds were included in the Farm Bill and passed along to the Department of Commerce and NOAA. Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) wrote a contract with NOAA for distribution of those funds to Oregon ocean fishermen, processors/wholesalers, charterboat owners, Columbia River coho gillnet fishermen and processors as well as businesses affected by the closure.
I'm surprised that you're (1) from Washington State, and (2) unaware of the severe restrictions that there have been on Salmon, and (3) are actually posting heer on Free Republic that there aren't any problems with the Salmon fishing ... LOL ...
Well, being in Washington State, you should have known the severe restrictions there has been on Salmon fishing and how the runs were way down...
Nope. Start over. Sardines are swarming all over as well.
Even the moronic tree hugging hippies at the Oregonian had to admit the obvious.
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/02/columbia_river_salmon_runs_ple.html