Federal agency declares West Coast salmon fishery a disaster

May 2nd, 2008 in Space & Earth / Environment

(AP) -- Federal authorities have declared the West Coast ocean salmon fishery a failure, opening the way for Congress to appropriate economic disaster assistance for coastal communities in California, Oregon and Washington.

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