California's Dwindling Salmon Population

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California's salmon may have extra protections this year, due to all time low populations. In response to several lawsuits pushing for enforcement of state law and enhanced protections for salmon, state agencies are responding to court mandates that they address dwindling Chinook salmon populations in the Sacramento San Joaquin delta. But environmentalists say more is needed to bring back salmon populations. Beginning in April, recreational Chinook salmon fishing will be banned along federal waters in California and most of Oregon's coast, and a ban on commercial fishing is likely to follow. But environmentalists say more is needed to bring back salmon populations. FSRN's Christina Aanestad reports.