In Washington, where salmon is a multibillion dollar industry, government staff terminations and budget freezes may put ...

But salmon depend on this same water system for their survival. And some in the fishing community are wondering if fishermen aren't people, too. “We are people that are hardworking and it's our jobs ...

Jamie O’Neill, owner of Seattle-based Dock Street Brokers, said many of California’s commercial salmon fishermen are getting out of the business, selling their permits or simply letting them expire.

At the time, salmon populations were plummeting while commercial fishermen multiplied. The idea was simply to cap the number of people fishing, so there would be enough to go around. But that’s ...

"We are people that are hardworking and it's our jobs on the line," said Sarah Bates, a commercial fishing captain in San Francisco. She said local markets have been devastated by the salmon ...

“Commercial and recreational fishing businesses have been struggling." In fact, both recreational and commercial salmon fishing have been shut down in the Golden State for the past two ...

“We are people that are hardworking and it's our jobs on the line,” said Sarah Bates, a commercial fishing captain in San Francisco. She said local markets have been devastated by the salmon ...

“We are people that are hardworking and it’s our jobs on the line,” said Sarah Bates, a commercial fishing captain in San Francisco. She said local markets have been devastated by the salmon ...