Dear Governor Newsom:
I urge you to let the State Water Resources Control Board do their job to set new and stronger science-based flow and temperature protections for Central Valley salmon, and to abandon salmon killing projects like the Delta Tunnel, Sites Reservoir and the Voluntary Agreements.
Salmon, fishing families, Tribes, and coastal and river towns are in a painful struggle for survival because of the state’s water policies. The salmon fishery has been closed since 2023. In dry years, your agencies have slashed environmental protections, exposing native fish populations to extreme harm and leaving flows in some rivers so low that toxic algal blooms make the water unfit for drinking or swimming – greatly affecting frontline communities. In wet years, you have encouraged state agencies to waive environmental protections, preventing fish, wildlife, and water quality from recovering…
Fall-Run Salmon
Declining – 2023 and 2024 salmon fishing seasons were closed
Winter-Run Salmon
Listed as Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act
Spring-Run Salmon
Listed as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
A Healthy Fishery
Produces 20,000+ jobs and $1.5 Billion in Economic Activity Annually