This is a portion of an email I received from Farm 2 Market, an order service that goes straight to the fisherman. Really fresh fish; the only negative is that it uses FedEx instead of Brown.
"This year's wild salmon season may turn out to be the seafood analog to the sub-prime credit crisis: Way fewer fish. Way higher prices. Coastal Pacific regulators have officially closed this year's season for both commercial and sport fishermen, so the only Wild salmon will be coming from Alaska.
Why? The number of young salmon, sometimes called smoults, is so low that if fishing is allowed to continue, the remaining fish will be insufficient to sustain future populations. As water is diverted for development and agricultural uses, these hatchlings are finding it difficult to survive.
Further, a large part of the cost of catching fish is fuel, and we all know where those prices have headed since last year's salmon season. . . Salmon lovers should consider Steelhead as a wild salmon alternative."
I posted this as a "heads up" for forum members. Robin, feel free to remove it, if this is not an appropriate post.