Help Develop California’s Red Abalone Recovery Plan: Join the Community Working Group

Red abalone beneath a rocky ledge. CDFW photo by C. Juhasz

Red abalone at Schooner Gulch. CDFW photo by C. Juhasz

 

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking individuals to join the Red Abalone Recovery Plan Community Working Group. Applications for serving on the Community Working Group must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024.

Draft Aquaculture Informational Report to be Presented to the Marine Resources Committee on March 17

Aquaculture operations. CDFW photo

In 2006, the State enacted Senate Bill 201 which requires the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), in consultation with the Aquaculture

Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Sea Lion Cove State Marine Conservation Area

The Point Arena Lighthouse is a popular landmark to visit along California’s picturesque Mendocino Coast. Standing 115 feet above the flat coastal prairie, the lighthouse rises from the headland’s edge, bravely overlooking the pounding waves below.

Environmental Disaster Continues to Decimate Bull Kelp Forests and Red Abalone Populations in Northern California

Divers prepare for 2018 surveys at Caspar Cove on the Mendocino County coast. photo by K. Joe

Urchins and a lone abalone scour the rocky sea floor looking for food. photo by K. Joe

Empty abalone shells at Van Damme State Marine Conservation Area, 2018. photo by K. Joe

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has monitored northern California kelp forest ecosystems and red abalone populations for the past 20 years. Surveys completed in the summer of 2018 continued to document mass abalone starvation and population collapse.

Red Abalone Fishery Management Plan Peer Review Report Webinar Set for October 12

Red abalone with telia anemone hitchhiker
CDFW photo by D. Stein

California Ocean Science Trust convened a peer review panel to evaluate the scientific merits of two proposed management strategies that have been developed to support the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in designing a recreational red abalone fishery management plan.

The final report prepared by the peer review panel is now available for review on the California Ocean Science Trust’s Recreational Red Abalone Peer Review web page.