The Advocacy has sent a request to the Pacific Salmon Commission asking for an adjustment in ocean harvest. The PSC is an multi-government group that sets ocean harvest for salmon from AK south to the border between British Columbia and Washington. The letter cites a report from the PSC that shows 86% of the fisheries related mortalities on WA coastal Chinook stocks occur in AK and British Columbia waters in fisheries managed by PSC and coastal streams are not getting spawners back into freshwater in numbers adequate to reach escapement goals. Read the letter sent to PSC here.
