Many abalone divers on California’s North coast were angry and disappointed with the closing of the abalone fishery in Sonoma and Mendocino counties this year. Others supported the closure to …
SACRAMENTO – (Monday, April 30, 2018) – California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher (D-San Diego) won Assembly approval today for her bill to crack down on illegal poaching by commercial …
To help divers play an active role in environmental protection and awareness, PADI introduced its Dive Against Debris specialty course. Writer Megan Denny writes about this specialty course and related tools …
Few people get to experience the ocean like divers. We, of course, love all marine creatures, from the smallest fish to the enormous blue whale. But for many of us, sharks …
SACRAMENTO – (Tuesday, February 13, 2018) – California State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher today introduced a bill that would crack down on illegal poaching by commercial fishing operations in …
You’ve probably heard of Stream2Sea, the hot eco-conscious sunscreen, skin and hair products company. What you probably didn’t know much about is the story behind Stream2Sea AND the company’s founder Autumn …
The Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office has settled three major abalone poaching cases involving Fort Bragg, Sacramento and Bay Area abalone poachers, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) …
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, along with a gathering of volunteers, guests, and beach visitors, celebrated the release of another one of their formerly sick patients today. Tchotchke, a …
Wildlife officers have arrested four suspects on charges of harvesting abalone with a recreational fishing license then selling it on the black market for profit, the California Department of Fish …
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — According to data released Friday by the U.S. Geological Survey and partners, the three-year average of the total counts of southern sea otters was down from last …