Commerce Secretary Gary Locke extends 2008 disaster declaration due to poor salmon returns
US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said today he was extending the 2008 West Coast salmon disaster declaration for California and Oregon in response to expected poor salmon returns to the Sacramento River, which have led to management reducing commercial salmon fishing off southern Oregon and California to near zero.
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for 12 Oregon counties that sustained damage from storms that struck Oregon between Jan. 17 and 21.