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Bill Cracks Down on Commercial Fishing Operations That Poach in Marine Protected Areas
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 …
Three Abalone Poachers Sentenced To Jail Time, Heavy Fines
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) …
2018 Abalone Season Closed on California’s North Coast
By a unanimous vote of the California Fish and Game Commission, the abalone fishery on California’s North Coast will be closed next year. The decision came as the Nature Conservancy and avid …
CDFW Arrests Four Suspects for Commercial Sale of Sport Harvest Abalone
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 …
My Mother, The Ocean: Scott Cassell Recalls Dangerous rECOn Missions to Combat Poachers
Alone on a desert island in the middle of the night…I knew why he was there. He was there to murder me. When I was 11 years old, I played …
CDFW Cites Lobster Poachers in Southern California, Issue 17 Citations
Wildlife officers in Orange County recently conducted a successful four-day lobster poaching detail over a two weekend period. Following the season opener in October, public complaints began pouring in to …
On the Brink of Extinction: Saving the Totoaba in the Sea of Cortez
Mexico’s Sea of Cortez is known for it’s large and diverse population of sea life. Its unique and rich ecosystem is known for many migratory species, such as humpback whales, …
New Smartphone App From CalTIP Lets Users Report California Poachers, Polluters
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has launched a pilot program that makes it easier for the public to report wildlife and pollution crimes with their cell phones. …
San Francisco Poachers Sentenced For Taking 59 Abalone
The abalone populations on the north coast have had some challenges in recent years, including a large die-off event that happened in 2011 which closed some areas of the coast. While regulations have …
Abalone Divers: Your Input Needed for Red Abalone Regulations
Last year, about 256,000 red abalone were legally taken by recreational divers on California’s north coast. Now, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is exploring new ways to manage …
