Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator Commercial Poachers Convicted for Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 278 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | January 12, 2022 | 2022, Enforcement, General, MPAs | Commercial Poachers Convicted for Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas (1/12/2022) CommercialPoachersConvictedforIllegalFishinginMarineProtectedAreas Related Articles California's Marine Protected Area Network Recognized as International Gold Standard for Marine Conservation California's Marine Protected Area Network Recognized as International Gold Standard for Marine Conservation California Ocean Protection Council News Release (6/12/2025) 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) 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) Pacific Fishery Management Council Recommends Limited Recreational Ocean Salmon Season, Continued Closure for Commercial Salmon Fishing Off California Pacific Fishery Management Council Recommends Limited Recreational Ocean Salmon Season, Continued Closure for Commercial Salmon Fishing Off California (4/15/2025) Santa Barbara Commercial Fisherman Convicted for Abandoning Traps Santa Barbara Commercial Fisherman Convicted for Abandoning Traps (3/5/2024) CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Northern Management Zone, Continues Commercial Fishery Delay in Central Management Area CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Northern Management Zone, Continues Commercial Fishery Delay in Central Management Area (12/20/2023) Comments are closed. Categories 2022 (41) 2023 (55) 2024 (56) 2025 (68) 2026 (12) Abalone (2) Birds (5) Crab (62) Enforcement (9) Events (43) Fish (90) General (231) Grants (5) Health advisories (97) Invertebrates (33) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (7) Regs commercial (75) Regs recreational (108) Squid (5) Most Recent CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Marin and San Mateo Counties April 1, 2026 CDFW Finds Starvation to be Primary Cause of Increased Mortalities in California Seabirds March 30, 2026 Recreational Pacific Halibut Season to Open April 1 March 27, 2026 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Marin and San Mateo Counties Wednesday, April 1, 2026 CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Marin and San Mateo Counties California Department of Public Health News Release (3/30/2026) CDFW Finds Starvation to be Primary Cause of Increased Mortalities in California Seabirds Monday, March 30, 2026 CDFW Finds Starvation to be Primary Cause of Increased Mortalities in California Seabirds (3/27/2026) Recreational Pacific Halibut Season to Open April 1 Friday, March 27, 2026 Recreational Pacific Halibut Season to Open April 1 (3/27/2026)