Read more Pacific Fishery Management Council stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26169/pacific-fishery-management-council.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 09:46:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24117/alarmed-feds-cancel-salmon-season.htmlRob Quinn<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=93051&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015002' border='0' />In drastic action to stop the collapse of the West Coast salmon population, a federal fisheries council is banning salmon fishing off California and most of Oregon for the rest of the year, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . "This is a disaster," said the council chairman. The number of salmon...Fishing boats sit moored at Fisherman's Wharf on Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, in San Francisco. http://www.newser.com/story/24117/alarmed-feds-cancel-salmon-season.htmlFri, 11 Apr 2008 05:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21400/pacific-salmon-season-in-peril.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=83228&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401020533' border='0' />A shortage of salmon in the waters along the Pacific coast has driven regulators to consider a ban on salmon-fishing this season, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Pacific Fishery Management Council has never recommended canceling the season before, and about 1,000 commercial fishermen could see their livelihood devastated...Salmon sit on ice Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007, at the Pike Place Market in Seattle. A federal agency will decide in April if the salmon-fishing season in the Pacific Ocean should be cancelled due to extremely low stocks. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)http://www.newser.com/story/21400/pacific-salmon-season-in-peril.htmlWed, 12 Mar 2008 16:30:24 CDT