9-18-2018
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Canada are working to approve an international agreement that would set terms for cooperation to protect and revive the salmon population.
After two years of intense negotiations involving fishermen and tribes in both countries, the Pacific Salmon Commission on Monday recommended a conservation plan that stretches to 2028.
CBS reports that this plan, if ratified, would require Washington to reduce its catch of salmon.
The agreement covers pink, Coho, sockeye, chum and Chinook salmon and spans a territory from Cape Falcon, Oregon, to southeast Alaska.
The current agreement expires December 31.