CiVL News: Apr 26, 2026, 4:04 PM PDT -- Salmon Seasons, Dead Whales, and a Textbook That's Wrong

Here's your latest episode from the For Isley My Love CiVL News Roundup produced by CiVL.com. This episode details new salmon fishing regulations designed to protect killer whales and reports on a surge in gray whale deaths in San Francisco Bay. It also covers a groundbreaking study challenging a century-old bacterial classification method. • The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted 2026 West Coast salmon fishing recommendations.• Oregon's recreational salmon season opened March 15 and runs through August 31.• A mark-selective coho fishery runs June 6 to August 23, with a 47,600 fish quota.• A Chinook abundance threshold of 623,000 fish aims to protect Southern Resident killer whales.• Eight gray whales have died in the San Francisco Bay Area this season.• A dead gray whale near Alcatraz Island could not be recovered for necropsy.• Vessel strikes are the leading suspected cause of gray whale deaths.• California expanded its Blue Whales Blue Skies program to reduce vessel strikes.• The SAVE WILLY Act proposes a Whale Desk at the US Coast Guard to prevent collisions.• A new study found bacteria that defy the traditional Gram stain classification.• Bacillaceae strains, expected to stain purple, stained pink despite lacking an outer membrane.• Misidentifying pink-staining Bacillaceae could lead to inappropriate antibiotic therapy. Join CiVL and be part of building the future you want to live in. Be an early adopter. We're just getting started. Human respect, a core tenet of CiVL's vision, recognizes that the path to a flourishing civilization does not lie in more efficient forms of coercion, but in the widespread adoption of human respect as a primary value. By moving away from the "Conflict Machine" and toward a culture of voluntary cooperation, we align ourselves with the natural requirements for human well-being. We built CiVL News out of our passion for free and open access to information. Follow the topics you care about, and don't be subjected to algos! You're invited to build a hub with us for ideas that upgrade civilizations.