Friday February 27, 2026
Lost Coast Outpost —
After an unprecedented three-year shutdown of California’s commercial salmon fishery, Chinook salmon runs are beginning to rebound, particularly in the Klamath Basin.
On Wednesday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) hosted its Annual Salmon Information Meeting where fisheries scientists and industry stakeholders shared the latest ocean salmon abundance forecast and offered a basin-by-basin breakdown last year’s salmon returns and a first look at what’s to come in 2026.