Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator California's Marine Protected Area Network Recognized as International Gold Standard for Marine Conservation | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 186 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | June 12, 2025 | 2025, Events, General, MPAs | California's Marine Protected Area Network Recognized as International Gold Standard for Marine Conservation California Ocean Protection Council News Release (6/12/2025) CaliforniasMarineProtectedAreaNetworkRecognizedasInternationalGoldStandardforMarineConservation Related Articles Tribal Representatives, Researchers and Stakeholders Join State to Discuss the First Ten Years of California's Marine Protected Area Network Tribal Representatives, Researchers and Stakeholders Join State to Discuss the First Ten Years of California's Marine Protected Area Network (3/15/2023) Commercial Poachers Convicted for Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas Commercial Poachers Convicted for Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas (1/12/2022) Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunity Continues in Northern Management Area, Will Close in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunity Continues in Northern Management Area, Will Close in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement (4/21/2025) Wildlife Conservation Board Awards 37 Million in Grants to 14 Habitat Conservation and Restoration Projects Wildlife Conservation Board Awards 37 Million in Grants to 14 Habitat Conservation and Restoration Projects (2/27/2025) Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement (4/17/2026) CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery and Restricts Recreational Crab Traps in the Central Management Area, Limits Commercial Fishing to Inside 30 Fathoms in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery and Restricts Recreational Crab Traps in the Central Management Area, Limits Commercial Fishing to Inside 30 Fathoms in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement (3/28/2024) Comments are closed. Categories 2022 (41) 2023 (55) 2024 (56) 2025 (68) 2026 (17) Abalone (2) Birds (5) Crab (63) Enforcement (9) Events (43) Fish (91) General (236) Grants (5) Health advisories (99) Invertebrates (36) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (8) Regs commercial (78) Regs recreational (110) Squid (5) Most Recent Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 April 27, 2026 California Fish and Game Commission Increases Bear Harvest Limit to 2, Hears Recommendations on MPA Petitions April 22, 2026 Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement April 17, 2026 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 Monday, April 27, 2026 Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 California Department of Public Health News Release (4/24/2026) California Fish and Game Commission Increases Bear Harvest Limit to 2, Hears Recommendations on MPA Petitions Wednesday, April 22, 2026 California Fish and Game Commission Increases Bear Harvest Limit to 2, Hears Recommendations on MPA Petitions (4/22/2026) Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement Friday, April 17, 2026 Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement (4/17/2026)