Marine Region News Admin

Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement while Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue
(5/15/2026)

CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County
California Department of Public Health News Release (5/1/2026)

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
(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
(4/17/2026)

Ocean Salmon Fishing Comeback Continues
(4/12/2026)

CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County
California Department of Public Health News Release (4/9/2026)

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
(3/27/2026)

Recreational Pacific Halibut Season to Open April 1
(3/27/2026)