Tag Archives: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Fishing resumes in 138 square miles of oil fouled waters off the Santa Barbara coast
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife allowed fishing to resume on Monday 
that was closed following last month’s huge oil spill. Fish and Wildlife officials said decided to reopen the area following word from scientists that consuming fish caught in those waters poses no threat to human health. They said their scientists worked with their counterparts from the state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to test a broad range of finfish, shellfish,,, Read the rest here 08:00
The history of salmon in Marin
The unfunny vaudeville show playing out around silver salmon in general—and their existence in Marin County in particular—is appalling. I am disgusted with the self-serving nature of some who claim to be defenders of the fish, and with the ill-informed Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has ignored and played fast and loose with the species,,, Read the rest here 16:39
Oakland couple fined, sentenced to jail for poaching dozens of Dungeness crabs in Half Moon Bay
A pair of poachers was sentenced to jail time and fined more than $20,000 Wednesday for smuggling dozens of Dungeness crabs in hidden compartments on their boat off the coast off Half Moon Bay. Read more here 10:03
About 14,000 young salmon die in Elwha River release of 2.6 million fish
PORT ANGELES — About 14,000 dead 6-month-old salmon were counted in the rearing ponds of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Elwha River rearing facility after 2.6 million were released Tuesday afternoon. About 14,000 dead fish out of 2.6 million total represents a 0.5 percent mortality rate. Read more here 18:29
It’s back: dead whale turns up on shore
The dead whale had been towed out to sea starting Wednesday by a vessel working on behalf of the Fallbrook-based Marine Conservation Science Institute, but the carcass never made it quite far enough to escape the strong currents that brought it back to shore at Border Field State Park. Read more here 09:16
Two Suspected Fish Thieves Caught in Santa Barbara – Video
Two Santa Ynez Valley men have been arrested for allegedly stealing fish from the Santa Barbara Harbor area as part of a reselling scheme in Hollywood. The Department of Fish and Wildlife said the arrests came after an extensive investigation. Read more here keyt.com 01:13
Unprecedented experiment to revive chinook salmon
Three hundred thousand juvenile chinook with tiny coded chips lodged in their heads were released in Rio Vista and under the Golden Gate Bridge over the past two days in an experiment to determine optimal conditions for hatchery-raised salmon to survive and imprint on their native rivers. Read more here 09:47
Department of Fish and Wildlife reviews Puget Sound commercial and recreational smelt regulations
“These forage fish are essential to the health of Puget Sound, where over the last several years we have seen an increase in the harvest of smelt,” Burley said in a news release. “So we’d like to discuss the current regulations to help ensure we have the appropriate harvest levels to continue to sustain the population. Read more Pew here the newstribune.com 13:26
New salmon plan would restrict gill-net fishing on lower Columbia
The state Fish and Wildlife Commission is expected to approve phasing out commercial gill nets on the lower Columbia River, except in a few spots. While winning praise from sport fishermen, the plan is strongly opposed by gill-netters. Read more
