Fishery managers consider closing ocean salmon seasons due to poor projected coho returns

  03/14/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN    OLYMPIA – Poor forecasts for returning coho salmon are prompting state and tribal fishery managers to consider closing all salmon fisheries in Washington’s ocean waters this year as part of a federal season-setting process for the west coast. State, tribal and federal fishery managers have developed …