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Are you interested in recreational California spiny lobster fishing? CDFW staff will host a public meeting to gather input on…
Browsing: regulations
The Sportfishing Association of California has created a very helpful set of waypoints for many regions in the California rockfish fishery. The season is set to open on March 1, 2021, and new regulations will go into effect the same day.
Most boaters are very familiar with the many benefits that BoatUS provides for its Members. Many of you reading this…
The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted ocean salmon season recommendations that provide recreational and commercial opportunities for most of the…
Based on the results of a three-trip study to collect sheephead samples, organized as “a collaborative effort by the industry…
Rockfish Depth Restriction The good news for SoCal anglers is that the California DFW recently opened a lot of new…
Happy to say I am back home in Southern California. I got in late Thursday night. One of the first…
Modern Fish Act Bill The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the Modern Fish Act bill. Officially…
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announces new recreational fishing restrictions will soon go into effect for groundfish…
The Pacific Fishery Management Council added new protections for deep sea coral areas, modified areas that protect priority bottom habitat…
The 2018 recreational Pacific halibut fishing season will commence Tuesday, May 1 for the first of four open periods. The season’s dates…
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced a statewide increase to the recreational canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) daily limit…
National Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Summit If the Bassmaster Classic is the “Super Bowl of Bass Fishermen,” then the National Saltwater…
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) has updated this year’s salmon fishing regulations: California’s recreational salmon fishing will open in…
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation overwhelmingly approved S. 1520, the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act…
Current California Ocean Recreational Fishing Regulations The CDFW (CDFW regulations) rang in the new year with some new fishing regulations (California fishing…
Why Do I Need to Report the Number of Days I Hunted? Q:Why does the deer harvest report questionnaire ask about…
Editor’s Note: Carrie Wilson, veteran of the CDFW, offers answers to sportsmen’s questions about CDFW regulations on a wide variety of…
What are the Abalone Regs for 2017? Question:What’s happening with abalone for this year? Does the season close at the end…
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announces new restrictions on recreational fishing for groundfish in waters north of…
As the popular recreational California Spiny Lobster fishing season prepares to open on Saturday, Sept. 30, the California Department of…
Mini lobster season is this week and then regular season shortly after that. The amount of people in the water…
In 2014 President Luis Guillermo Solis signed a Tuna Decree prohibiting tuna purse sein operations within 45 miles of the…
No Fishing White Sharks As the summer months approach and with increased sightings of white sharks off Southern California beaches,…