Study Shows Obstacles California Salmon Face Enroute From Rivers To Sea
A new University of Colorado study explains the many obstacles California Chinook salmon on the way to the Pacific from Central Valley rivers. ...
CDFW Announces Upland Bird Stamp Art Contest Awards
udges were immediately struck by the color in the painting, noting the contrast between the vibrant blue sky and the pink flowers of the beavertail prickly pear cactus. The white-winged doves sitting atop the cactus also popped against the background, the...
California Rep. Panetta Among Cosponsors Of Bipartisan Excise Tax On Foreign-Made Fishing Gear To Boost Conservation Funding
“The Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act will secure millions of dollars in lost funds to improve recreational fishing in America,” said Mike Leonard, Vice President of Government Affairs at the American Sportfishing Association. “For 75 years, our members have supported...
Amid Project, Spring-Run Chinook Released In North Yuba River
“The North Yuba represents a really unique location for us. Between the mainstem and its tributaries there is somewhere around 40 to 50 miles of habitat that is ideal for spring-run Chinook salmon for holding, spawning and rearing,” said Colin Purdy,...
Fish And Game Commission Meeting Results In Adopting Shrimping Emergency Regulations
The emergency regulations establish a management boundary at the Sonoma-Mendocino County border, a maximum depth limit of 30 fathoms for the northern fishery, a limit on the number of traps per ground line, a limit on vertical lines per vessel and...
A Former CDFW Biologist On How SoCal Fires Affect Watersheds And Fish
"Many species of the natural plant community have evolved to deal with fire. Many germinate and resprout within a few weeks of the blaze. And while a natural sagebrush community will take five to 10 years to fully recover after a...