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Grant Pass, Oregon (AP)
Advocates in the campaign to boost salmon returns to the Klamath River have sued to force the California Department of Fish and Game to update rules allowing hobby gold mining in salmon streams.
The lawsuit filed recently in Superior Court in Alameda, Calif., is the latest chapter in efforts by salmon fishermen and Indian tribes to reverse declines that practically shut down West Coast salmon fishing last year.
Advocates in the campaign to boost salmon returns to the Klamath River have sued to force the California Department of Fish and Game to update rules allowing hobby gold mining in salmon streams.
The lawsuit filed recently in Superior Court in Alameda, Calif., is the latest chapter in efforts by salmon fishermen and Indian tribes to reverse declines that practically shut down West Coast salmon fishing last year.
