The Pacific Fisheries Management Council, a regulatory body that manages the Pacific fishing season, predicts the commercial salmon troll industry will land as much or more King salmon this year. Consumers can once again find fishermen selling salmon directly from their boats. In response to an influx of cheap imported farm-raised salmon from Chile, fishermen have set up organized markets at local ports. The prices are below retail and they also offer consumers the added confidence that the salmon they purchase are local, fresh and of the highest quality. Direct marketing is expected at ports in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Bodega Bay and Moss Landings.
Consumers wishing more information can call the local port harbor office for time and locations.
Sacramento River Fall-Run salmon are bountiful because of decades of work undertaken by fishermen to conserve and enhance these fish. When dams along rivers to capture water, so did construction of hatcheries, which replenish salmon stocks by the millions each year. Doll wants consumers to know that not all salmon are alike. Salmon species vary on where they're caught, and whether they're from the ocean or farm-raised. California salmon, or Chinooks, are called Kings because they are the most prized as well as the largest of the five species of Pacific Salmon.