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  At 9:30 on Monday night, September 29, 26-year old spearfisherman Brendan Dirks was diving with friends at the Dana Point headlands when he spotted a huge lobster – a …

Two years ago, state wildlife officers made enforcing strict new abalone harvesting laws a point of emphasis by reducing limits and more strictly enforcing the reduced daily and seasonal limits …

As recently as 1997, almost the entire California Coast and the Channel Islands were fished for abalone.  How did we get to the point where today less than 15% of …

For abalone divers, dive clubs, and dive classes, Sonoma’s Stillwater Cove is a favorite local dive destination. For those who don’t dive the north coast regularly, it’s a site that …

Before California’s ban on shark fins became law one year ago, 42-year old Michael Kwong was one of the area’s most vocal opponents. This week, he became the first major …

At first glance it is hard to fathom that just last November one of the strongest typhoons to ever hit any continent occurred on this island nation of 7,100 islands …

Cited for the crime was Michael Kwong, 42, the owner of Kwong Yip, Inc. Investigators allegedly found his business full of shark fins, ready for sale. Investigators collected 2,138 pounds …

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has noted an apparent increase in abalone poaching in Southern California waters. Potential abalone poachers and the general public should be aware …

In the first bust of commercial fishermen for poaching abalone since the shell-residing mollusk was protected in Southern California 15 years ago, four men were caught with four abalone on …

Scott Andrew Carlton, 30, of Corona Del Mar was spear fishing on Friday night at approximately 7:30 p.m. at Salt Creek Beach at Dana Point in Orange County when he …