State officials voted to keep the fishery closed for another decade as red abalone populations continue to struggle amid kelp forest collapse, marine heat waves and ongoing ecosystem imbalances along the North Coast.
Tag: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
Juvenile coho salmon found in Mendocino County creek after 30-year absence
The discovery of juvenile Coho salmon in a tributary north of Ukiah marks the first confirmed natural reproduction in the upper Russian River basin in more than three decades.
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Man arrested on Sonoma Coast for alleged abalone poaching
Wildlife officers say the man was found carrying 15 poached red abalone at Ocean Cove in Jenner; red abalone hunting has been banned since 2016.
Posted inAgriculture & Fishing
California delays Dungeness crab season to protect whales and sea turtles
The commercial fishery could possibly open around the New Year.
Posted inEnvironment & Natural Resources
Mute swans now on state Fish and Wildlife take list
Mute swans are non-native and invasive, but be certain those big white birds are not native tundra or trumpeter swans.