Following the informational presentations, stakeholders are encouraged to offer testimony and recommendations for the 2023 fishing season regulations in advance of the upcoming Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) meetings in March and April....
The Golden State Salmon Association will host two crab feed fundraisers - a lunch event and dinner - on Saturday, Feb. 11 at San Rafael's Marin Rod and Gun Club. ...
Only time will tell what ultimately occurs in California, but the fate of recreational fishing as it exists today may well hang in the balance. With 30x30 programs underway in other states and at the federal level, no-fishing policies adopted in...
Based on available data and as indicated by historical migration patterns, humpback whale abundance is at or near a seasonal low within the Dungeness crab fishing grounds. As a result, CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham is lifting the trap restrictions in...
“The bill is way overdue, and the Coastal Conservation Association of California is extremely pleased to see it finally signed into law,” said Wayne Kotow, executive director of CCA CAL. “Large mesh drift gillnets are like walls of death, indiscriminate killers...
“As California continually feels the effects of climate change, rising sea levels, prolonged drought, more extreme temperatures and extreme precipitation events, restoring degraded river ecosystems is more important than ever before,” CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham said. “These FRGP funded projects...