Recent News Releases Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Named 2021 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year June 17, 2022 Ventura County Senior Deputy District Attorney (SDDA) Karen Wold has been named 2021 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and California Fish and Game Commission announced this week. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, General, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Tagged: Wildlife Prosecutor of the YearFish and Game CommissionLaw Enforcement Divisionwildlife crimespoaching Commercial Crab Fishing Violations on the Rise March 1, 2022 Wildlife officers from the CDFW Marine Enforcement Division have noticed an uptick in the number of commercial Dungeness crab cases in North Coast waters since December 2021. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, General Tagged: MarineMarine Enforcement DivisionDungeness crabcommercial crabbingviolationsLEDLaw Enforcement Division Commercial Poachers Convicted for Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas January 12, 2022 A San Diego County judge recently imposed a $5,000 fine on a Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel (CPFV) operating in a Marine Protected Area (MPA), CDFW announced. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, General, Law Enforcement, Marine Tagged: LEDLaw Enforcement DivisionMarine Protected AreasMPA Commercial Lobster Fisherman Convicted of Poaching in Marine Protected Area December 8, 2021 A five-month-long investigation on a commercial lobster poaching suspect concluded with a conviction in Los Angeles County Superior Court, CDFW announced. Continue reading... Categories: General, Law Enforcement, Marine Tagged: poachinglobster poachingmarineLEDLaw Enforcement Division Tehama County Man Pleads Guilty to Deer Poaching Charges December 6, 2021 A Tehama County man has pleaded guilty to deer poaching charges stemming from an August 2020 poaching investigation. Kaden Pearce, 23, of Red Bluff, killed a large buck (male deer) in a local walnut orchard where he did not have legal permission to hunt. He then falsified the location information when he reported the deer harvest on his deer tag as required by hunting regulations. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Deer, General, Hunting Tagged: Law EnforcementLaw Enforcement DivisionLEDTehama CountyTehamaPoachingDeer poachingdeerhunting
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