The Marine Conservation Institute and its international science council has recognized the Northern Channel Islands marine protected areas (MPAs) off the coast of Santa Barbara, California as an outstanding MPA with a Blue Park designation. Continue reading “Northern Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas Join Growing Network of Global Ocean Refuges”
Tag: Southern California
Creature Feature: Yellowtail
Yellowtail may be found statewide off California, but most fish are taken south of Point Conception from the sea surface to a depth of 228 ft. Prime yellowtail areas include the La Jolla kelp beds, Continue reading “Creature Feature: Yellowtail”
Spiny Lobster Report Cards Due by April 30, 2019
illustration by J. Hofmeister
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds 2018-2019 Spiny Lobster Report Card holders to submit their harvest report online or return their cards by April 30, 2019, as required by law. Information collected from the cards provides CDFW with data necessary to monitor and manage California’s spiny lobster fishery. CDFW generates estimates of recreational spiny lobster catch and effort based on data collected from lobster report cards each season.
CDFW is making a focused effort to improve estimates of recreational lobster effort and catch by taking action to increase the number of report cards returned each year. It is extremely important for Continue reading “Spiny Lobster Report Cards Due by April 30, 2019”
New California Sheephead Fillet-at-Sea Regulation Now in Effect
Madison Guest, scientific aid, measures the alternate length of a California Sheephead, while the author records data that will inform the new fillet length regulation. photo by Gary C. Graham
El Dorado Sportfishing crew out of Long Beach fillets a California Sheephead so that it can be measured to inform the proposed fillet regulation. photo by Gary C. Graham
Scientists measure California Sheephead and record data while charter crew and commercial fisherman converse. photo by Gary C. Graham
Southern and Central California anglers will want to be aware that regulations have changed for California Sheephead. At its February 2019 meeting in Sacramento, the California Fish and Game Commission adopted regulatory changes Continue reading “New California Sheephead Fillet-at-Sea Regulation Now in Effect”
Grunion Dance: By the Light of the Moon
There has been much interest in the full moon lately because of recent headlines about the ‘super blood wolf moon’ in January (coincident with a lunar eclipse) and the ‘super snow moon’ in February. However, California Grunion don’t care what we call the various full moons or the unnamed new moons in the early spring through fall months. It’s the combined gravitational pull of Continue reading “Grunion Dance: By the Light of the Moon”
