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chinook salmonIf you are a fan of fresh West Coast wild-caught salmon, you might have noticed the tasty treat is increasingly hard to come by. The Klamath River's population of fall chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, has reached such dangerously low levels that last summer the commercial fishing season along 700 miles of America's west coast, including nearly all of Oregon and California, was almost completely shut down.

Overfishing is not the problem. Federal mismanagement of the river, a series of fish-killing dams, excessive water diversions, and poor water quality have taken a severe toll on this river system, which once supported one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast. The massive fishing closures are seriously impacting fishing communities, consumers, and associated businesses throughout the region.

Help is in sight: Please ask Congress to support a new bill to provide emergency aid to salmon fishermen, and to take immediate steps to reverse the decline of the Klamath River and other salmon rivers throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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