SANTA ROSA, Calif. – March 1, 2011 – California officials say the state could see a return to a full-length coastal salmon fishing season this year with biologists forecasting a tripling of the fish's ocean population.
Department of Fish and Game spokesman Harry Morse says the agency is projecting 729,000 salmon from the Sacramento River fall run in 2011, up from a 2010 projection of 245,000 fish.
The department announced the preliminary figure Tuesday at a meeting in Santa Rosa.
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