“Catch-and-release provides a balance between maintaining angling opportunities while allowing sturgeon the ability to rebound after years of decline,” said Jay Rowan, Chief of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fisheries Branch. “Sturgeon have been in California’s waterways for 200...
The white-winged dove is slightly larger and a bit more plump than the mourning dove. These brown-gray doves have a white edge to their folded wing and a dark cheek line. The iris of an adult is red and is set...
In late 2023 CDFW announced availability of funding for the Boating Access Grant Program. The Sport Fish Restoration Act created the Sport Fish Restoration Grant Program, administered by USFWS. Funding for this grant program comes through revenue from manufacturers’ excise taxes...
Secretary of Commerce, Gina M. Raimondo, working with NOAA Fisheries, evaluates each fishery resource disaster request based primarily on data submitted by the requesting official. A fishery disaster determination must meet specific requirements under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act....
"Today, the Biden-Harris Administration recognized CalTrout and our CA Salmon and Steelhead Coalition partners, The Nature Conservancy and Trout Unlimited, for our coalition’s Northern California Salmon Restoration Initiative. The initiative was selected as one of ten projects from across the nation...
OEHHA developed the recommendations based on the levels of mercury found in fish caught in the lake. Mercury is found in the environment due to prior mining practices and burning coal and accumulates in fish. Because mercury affects brain development, particularly...
