California game wardens recently made two new arrests in a series of black abalone poaching cases in Monterey County. Jerry Jones, 37, of Monterey, and Terry Callahan, 47, of Seaside were arrested by the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) on May 13 after being found in possession of 51 black abalone from Point Lobos [...]
June 5, 2009 | Posted in
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The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has begun enforcing new recreational salmon fishing regulations for the Central Valley Basin. Catch and release fishing that intentionally targets salmon is now illegal in any river or stream closed to salmon fishing. DFG staff will be notifying anglers and posting information about the new regulations in the [...]
June 1, 2009 | Posted in
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Wardens arrested seven Sacramento area men suspected of catching sturgeon using juvenile salmon as bait, then selling the illegally harvested fish for personal profit. Dubbed Operation Colusa Clan, it is the eighth major sturgeon poaching operation since 2003. Most of the fish were caught in Colusa County.
“We are using every resource we have available to [...]
April 21, 2009 | Posted in
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State and federal wildlife agencies are seeking public comment on a proposal to restore Paiute cutthroat trout to its historic habitat. The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), today released a draft joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) [...]
March 23, 2009 | Posted in
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Acting Director Rowan Gould has announced the 18 recipients of the Service’s 2008 Recovery Champion award. The Recovery Champion award recognizes U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees and their partners for contributions to the recovery of threatened and endangered species in the United States.
“The Recovery Champion award both recognizes the [...]
March 23, 2009 | Posted in
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The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announced that many DFG-managed wildlife areas and refuges will be open for the federally designated Youth Waterfowl Days. The two-day waterfowl hunt Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 provides an opportunity for hunters 15 years of age accompanied by a non-hunting adult 18 years of age or older. The [...]
January 27, 2009 | Posted in
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U.S. commercial and recreational saltwater fishing generated more than $185 billion in sales and supported more than two million jobs in 2006, according to a new economic report released by NOAA’s Fisheries Service.
The commercial fishing industry—harvesters, seafood processors and dealers, seafood wholesalers and seafood retailers—generated $103 billion in sales, $44 billion in income and supported [...]
January 8, 2009 | Posted in
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H. Dale Hall, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announced today that twenty-five conservation projects benefiting fish and wildlife on more than 13,543 acres of coastal habitat in twelve States will be funded with $20.1 million from 2009 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program.
Texas will receive a federal grant of $740,425 to be [...]
December 26, 2008 | Posted in
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In a holiday tradition beloved by anglers of all ages, the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is planting rainbow trout across California this month. The fish are being planted in urban, suburban and rural areas.
“The holiday season provides an opportunity for Californians to spend quality time outdoors fishing with their families,” said DFG South [...]
December 23, 2008 | Posted in
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The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) announced the closure of the statewide black bear hunting season. Under regulations adopted by the Fish and Game Commission, the black bear season is closed when DFG verifies 1,700 bears have been taken by hunters.
DFG mailed notices to all bear tag holders reporting that the season is [...]
December 15, 2008 | Posted in
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