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His family told an inquest there were no signs at the site of the shipwreck warning of the tidal dangers.

In his first interview since the claims emerged, Wallace said that he had received "a tidal wave of abuse" on social media after posting a video on Instagram hitting out at his accusers.

"If a tidal wave of Chinese exports ends up swamping those markets and damaging employment and jobs … that's a massive diplomatic and geopolitical headache for the Chinese leadership."

State officials say the Newsom administration’s ongoing efforts to help salmon populations recover include restoring tidal habitats, modernizing infrastructure, removing barriers that hinder fish migration and reintroducing salmon in traditional spawning areas upstream from dams.

Renewable energy could bring employment hope, he added, with discussions ongoing over an offshore wind farm and tidal renewables across the island.