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In an unprecedented step in an attempt to revive the wild California King Salmon population the nonprofit Fishery Foundation of California trucked all all hatchery raised King Salmon to the top of the San Pablo Bay. The effort took 2.5 months an involved some 20 million fish.

The step was taken due to the severe decline of wild salmon returning to spawn in the American, Feather, and Mokelumne rivers. An all time low this year, which resulted in a complete closure of the west coast salmon fishery. Next year is predicted to be even worse.

The fish released this year will return as adults to spawn in 3 years time... 20% of the released fish where tagged to track to which rivers they return... According to the California State Fish and Game Department, fish released via truck delivery and net pens into San Pablo Bay are 200% to 400% more likely to survive to adulthood and return to spawn. The idea being that fish released directly from the hatcheries have a number of additional threats with which to deal: intake pumps, pollution, and other hazards. But the main reason seems to be the deteriorating condition of the Sacramento Delta and contention over water resources.

The operation was paid for by sport fishing license stamps for San Francisco and San Pablo Bays.

I sure hope this works...

Here are a few other articles on the Salmon delivery...

• Last of salmon trucked to San Pablo Bay
• California Salmon Population Dropped 88% in 5 Years
• Fishers struggle with salmon shutdown
• West Coast Salmon Season Called Off
• West Coast Salmon Season an Official Disater
• Salmon Vanish Off California, Oregon

Do your part... help the worldwide fish stocks... Only eat sustainable harvested fish. One example is the Kona Kampachi

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Jim Balsiger, acting assistant administrator of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service says in an understatement, "This is a bleak year." Federal officials at a Thursday news conference officially called the West Coast ocean salmon fishery a failure. This move paves the way for congress to appropriate economic disaster assistance for the coastal communities whose members are affected by the closure...

It is estimated that there will be 22 million dollars in direct revenue losses from this year's catch. The ancillary effect to the might to direct support systems of the fishery (bait shops, marinas, fuel docks, processors, sport fishing, and other related businesses) will be 60 million... The governors of Washington, Oregon, and California estimate the combined effect to the economy in all three state at 290 million. Members of congress from these states are attempting to add on an aid package to an upcoming supplemental war funding bill...

No more than 60,000 spawning salmon are expected to return to the Sacramento river system this fall... A minimum of 188,000 is need to sustain a healthy population... and when you compare the 60,000 to the 775,000 that returned in 2002 it becomes crystal clear how large the problem we have on our hands. This makes the 2nd year of the last 3 that the salmon fishery has been declared a failure (less than the minimum 188,000 required returning spawning fish.)

What can we do? Get our act together... Stop pumping too much water out of the delta system, clean up the water quality, and only eat sustainable harvested fish... Our oceans are showing signs of fatigue... We can only feed 70% of the world population based on land food production... If we don't take care of the oceans now it may be to late... By some estimates all ocean fisheries will be depleted by 2047...

One fish that is being sustainable farmed is the Kona Kampachi... I can attest the Kompachi is delicious and eating it will not harm our oceans... Say no to long liners (swordfish, some tuna, and more) their by dead wasted by-catch is 4 times their haul in commercial fish...

Here is another article on Federal agency declares West Coast salmon fishery a disaster by the associated press.

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Captain Perry and the Sea Turtle is back with a picture of Rick Mar's Wife on great afternoon off the Duxbury Buoy, blue skies no wind and big fish! That's Captain Perry holding the fish she just caught trolling in about 150 feet of water. 

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Captain Perry and the Sea Turtle is back with a picture of his deck hand (Larry Rivera) and an unnamed favorite customer.  The customer is an avid sportsman, knows how to catch fish, and loves to hunt waterfowl.  These fish were caught during the summer live bait drifting the Berkley flats. 

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Lucy the Harbor Seal is back and as adorable as ever. Lucy is a regular at Clipper Yacht Harbor.  Captain Perry of Sea Turtle Fishing Charters says, “Lucy is always a hit with the customers.”  And since she was such a hit last time the Captain has been kind enough to offer another picture.  Enjoy. 

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These Chinook Salmon (aka King Salmon) were caught by a by the husband and wife team of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mars aboard the Sea Turtle Sport Fishing (story below) 

Rick Mars and his Wife are the anglers in the picture. During the summer months, Rick goes out on the my boat, The Sea Turtle, as a regular especially when the fishin' gets hot.

I remember that was a Wednesday a couple years ago off...  We were fishing off Rocky Point along the Marin coastline. The weather was perfect during that July and the ocean was calm with no wind and blue skies. Two party boats were working the area Skipper Jimmy Robertson's The Outer limits and Captain Jacky Douglas's Wacky Jacky. On Wednesdays, Jacky calls the Chronicle to give a up date on the fishing and up to that point in the week the fishing had been a little slow.  Needless to say a good news is what we were hoping for when it was time for the Chronicle call-in...

We three where circling the area and both of the Party boat Skippers had a few fish aboard.  I couldn't get a strike for hours, patience is the game, then it was my turn, the Mars family caught both of these 30lb fish within minutes. The best show that I never got on film was another decent Salmon that was lost... when a Great White showed up!!! It was a awesome sight when the big shark exploded the surface and inhaled the fish! 

Rick and his Wife where in the Whopper report for the week and we came back to Sausalito with a couple nice Smokers. Perry

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This King Salmon was caught by a well know local angler Joesph Meiswinkle Captain Perry's favorite angler of anglers. This fish was caught by Sea Turtle Sport Fishing (story below)

Last season we were following a school of year old fish, feeding in the large area between Point Reyes and the Farallon Islands in 250 ft a water. On this particular day, the feeding school of fish was outside of North Buoy.

It was mid September and it was great fishin'... flat water and a pretty good bite.  The majority of the skippers on the VHF where happy campers for a change.  There was lots of action for their customers and the deckhands were netting fish.  For me it felt like old times where here again...

I had 5 old Buds aboard the Sea Turtle and once the action started we had no problem getting our limits. I usually find when the fish are on the bite, one rod will be getting few more strikes than others, however this trip everybody got to catch their limits...  I am told that this particular Chinook was mighty tasty.

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Join Captain Perry Kerson of Sea Turtle Sport Fishing 6 pack trips focusing on catching world class sport fish in and around the waters of the Golden Gate including the Marin County Coast, San Mateo County, the Gulf of the Farallones, and San Francisco Bay. The Sea Turtle fishes out of the Clipper Yacht Harbor — Sausalito, CA

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