What are you even talking about? They are mushy and stinky and yes it is an ecological detriment to take salmon on their way to spawn.

Depending on where you are, you might be interfering with a federally listed endangered salmon population. Just because you saw a whole buncha salmons one time doesn't mean they're all doing fine. And are you trying to imply you fought off bears to get your hands on some stinky old, nearly dead salmon on their way to further the species? 😂 😭 😂

https://www.sfchronicle.com/climate/article/california-salmon-fishing-season-closed-2nd-year-19396099.php

For the second year in a row, all commercial and recreational salmon fishing in California will be closed for the 2024 season in order to let the salmon population recover. On Wednesday, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted unanimously to cancel salmon fishing season off the California and Oregon coasts, which was scheduled to begin next month.