{"id":62350,"date":"2024-01-30T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T03:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=62350"},"modified":"2024-01-30T19:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T03:21:00","slug":"governor-newsom-launches-californias-salmon-strategy-for-a-hotter-drier-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=62350","title":{"rendered":"Governor Newsom Launches California\u2019s Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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SACRAMENTO<\/strong> \u2013\u00a0Governor Gavin Newsom today\u00a0announced new actions and efforts<\/a>\u00a0already underway that California is taking to help restore California\u2019s salmon populations.<\/p>\n

After 10 years of rapidly intensifying drought and more extreme weather, salmon are not doing well. Last year, with projections showing Chinook salmon population at historic lows, the salmon season was closed and the Newsom Administration\u00a0requested a Federal Fishery Disaster<\/a>\u00a0to support impacted communities. Additionally, due to crashing salmon populations in 2023, some tribes canceled their religious and cultural harvests for the first time ever.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the Governor visited salmon restoration sites in Humboldt County to see how the Salmon Strategy will support communities across the state.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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THE STRATEGY:<\/strong>\u00a0California is working to reverse these trends and save salmon. The state\u2019s\u00a0Salmon Strategy<\/a>\u00a0specifies the\u00a0six priorities<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a071 actions<\/strong>\u00a0to build healthier, thriving salmon populations in California.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The strategy\u2019s six priorities call for:<\/p>\n

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    Removing barriers and modernizing infrastructure for salmon migration<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Restoring habitat<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Protecting water flows in key rivers at the right times<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Modernizing hatcheries<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Transforming technology and management systems<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Strengthening partnerships<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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    \u201cSalmon are an integral part of our shared history in California. Some of my youngest memories were of seeing the iconic fish up close with my father when I was growing up \u2013 an experience all Californians deserve.<\/p>\n

    We\u2019re doubling down to make sure this species not only adapts in the face of extreme weather but remains a fixture of California\u2019s natural beauty and ecosystems for generations to come.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Governor Gavin Newsom<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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    WHY IT MATTERS:<\/strong>\u00a0Salmon are central to religions, creation stories, the health and subsistence of California Native Tribes, and a multi-million-dollar fishing industry. A multitude of factors have led to a decline in salmon populations, from ocean temperatures to drastic alteration of river habitat and flows by dams and water diversions.<\/p>\n

    PARTNERING WITH TRIBES:<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0Salmon Strategy<\/a>\u00a0relies on strong partnerships with tribal nations. Tribes and Native communities are driving policy and science\u00a0critical to rebuilding California\u2019s salmon populations. This strategy builds on existing partnerships in tribally-led restoration work, beaver reintroductions, and returning salmon to their ancestral homes.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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    ACTIONS & INVESTMENTS UNDERWAY:\u00a0<\/strong>California is not waiting. The Newsom Administration and Legislature have already spent $796.4 million in state investments over the last three years to protect and restore salmon populations.<\/p>\n

    Recent actions include:<\/p>\n