Publications by Category Recreational Fishing Fish | Invertebrates Recreational Fishing for Finfish Artificial Reefs in Southern California Coordinates (PDF) Online Guide Beach Fishing Guide to Central California Beach Fishing | Brochure (PDF) Guide to Southern California Beach Fishing | Brochure (PDF) Bring That Rockfish Down! A brochure with tips and techniques for successfully releasing rockfish suffering barotrauma injuries. English Version (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF) Vietnamese Version (PDF) Chinese Version (PDF) Cowcod Protections California Fishing Passport & California Finfish and Shellfish Identification Book California Grunion Facts and Runs | Brochure (PDF) California Marine Protected Areas California Ocean Sport Fishing Records California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Booklet (PDF) California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Map California Seabirds: Give Them a Break, Not a Line Common Parasites of California Marine Fishes Fish Contamination Education Collaborative (Southern California) Health Map of Where to Fish FAQ for Anglers Helpful Links Educational Materials (in multiple languages) Fish Identification Resources Fishing for Striped Bass Health Advisories and Fishery Closures for California Finfish, Shellfish & Crustaceans Hobbies Related to Fishing (PDF) How Old Are the Fish I Am Catching? (PDF) Key Landmark Point References In-Season Ocean Fishing Regulation Changes MarineBIOS A CDFW Coastal Map and Data Viewer Marine Management News: Creature Features New and Proposed Regulations California Fish and Game Commission website Ocean Sport Fishing Interactive Web Map Outdoor California: Releasing Giant Seabass - Don't Give Them the "Point" (PDF) (January - February, 2005) Rockfish and Barotrauma Safe Fish Eating Guidelines Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment website Tide Heights and Times Tips for Releasing Saltwater Fish (PDF) White Seabass Fishing Information Fishing instruction videos are available in "Multimedia and Stories" Recreational Fishing for Invertebrates California Fishing Passport & California Finfish and Shellfish Identification Book California Spiny Lobster Fishing brochure (PDF) California Marine Protected Areas California Ocean Sport Fishing Records California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Map California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Booklet (PDF) Crab Information Dungeness Crab of California and Its Close Relatives Health Advisories and Fishery Closures for California Finfish, Shellfish & Crustaceans In-Season Ocean Fishing Regulation Changes Key Landmark Point References MarineBIOS A CDFW Coastal Map and Data Viewer Marine Management News: Creature Features Mussel Quarantine: Frequently Asked Questions California Department of Public Health website New and Proposed Regulations California Fish and Game Commission website Ocean Sport Fishing Interactive Web Map Reporting Your Catch: California Recreational Spiny Lobster Report Card brochure (PDF) Tide Heights and Times Fishing instruction videos are available in "Multimedia and Stories" Scientific Reports Fish | Invertebrates | Marine Plants | Ecosystem Fish Barred Sand Bass (see also Saltwater Basses) Barred Sand Bass Enhanced Status Report Reproductive potential and spawning periodicity in barred sand bass (Paralabrax nebulifer) from the San Pedro shelf, southern California (PDF) Fine-scale horizontal and vertical movement of barred sand bass, Paralabrax nebulifer, during spawning and non-spawning seasons Spawning-Related Movements of Barred Sand Bass, Paralabrax nebulifer, in Southern California: Interpretations from Two Decades of Historical Tag and Recapture Data (PDF) CalCOFI Reports Marine resource management, environmental studies, and monitoring California Corbina California Corbina Enhanced Status Report California corbina, Menticirrhus undulatus (PDF) from Status of the Fisheries Report – An Update Through 2011 California Sheephead California Sheephead Enhanced Status Report California sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher (PDF) from Status of the Fisheries Report – An Update Through 2011 California Fish and Wildlife Journal (scientific journal, formerly California Fish and Game Quarterly) California Halibut California Halibut Enhanced Status Report Review of California Halibut Trawl Fishery in the California Halibut Trawl Grounds (PDF) Report to the California Fish and Game Commission Testing a non-lethal method for determining the sex of California halibut, Paralichthys californicus, in non-spawning condition (PDF) California Recreational Fisheries Survey Data Central California Marine Sport Fish Survey (Refugia Project) Cost and Revenue Characteristics of the Salmon Fisheries in California and Oregon Croakers Spotfin croaker, Roncador stearnsii (PDF) from Status of the Fisheries Report – An Update Through 2011 Patterns of Life History and Habitat Use of an Important Recreational Fishery Species, Spotfin Croaker, and Their Potential Fishery Implications White croaker, Genyonemus lineatus (PDF) from Status of the Fisheries Report – An Update Through 2011 Yellowfin croaker, Umbrina roncador (PDF) from Status of the Fisheries Report – An Update Through 2011 Pondella II, D.J., J.T. Froeschke, L.S. Wetmore, E. Miller, C.F. Valle, L. Medeiros. (2008). Demographic Parameters of Yellowfin Croaker, Umbrina roncador (Perciformes: Sciaenidae), From the Southern California Bight. Pacific Science 62:555-568. Evaluation of the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (PDF) Fish Bulletins Hagfish Pacific Hagfish Enhanced Status Report Kelp Bass (see also Saltwater Basses) Kelp Bass Enhanced Status Report Marine Species Portal Nearshore Fish Age and Growth Study Reports Kelp Greenling Cabezon and Kelp Greenling Nearshore Fish Mark-and-Recapture Study Reports Hook-and-Line and Trapping at Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve Trapping at Carmel Bay Pacific Herring Pacific Herring Reports and Information Saltwater Basses (Kelp Bass, Spotted Sand Bass, Barred Sand Bass) Barred Sand Bass Studies Kelp Bass Studies Effects of fishing and the environment on the long-term sustainability of the recreational saltwater bass fishery in southern California (PDF) Skates and Rays Skates and rays (PDF) from Status of the Fisheries Report – An Update Through 2008 Skates and rays (PDF) from CalCOFI Report 50 Status of the Fisheries Reports Surfperch Surfperch Enhanced Status Reports Surfperch Studies Surf Fish Population Study The Economic Structure of California's Commercial Fisheries Jarvis, E.T., C.G. Lowe. 2008. The effects of barotrauma on the catch-and-release survival of southern California nearshore and shelf rockfish (Scorpaenidae, Sebastes spp.). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 65:1286–1296. The occurrence of juvenile Mexican lookdown, Selene brevoortii (Gill 1863), in Seal Beach, California (PDF) White Seabass Tagging Studies White Shark The degree and result of gillnet fishery interactions with juvenile white sharks in southern California assessed by fishery-independent and -dependent methods Lowe, C.G., M.E. Blasius, E.T. Jarvis, T.J. Mason, G.D. Goodmanlowe, J.B. O'Sullivan. (2012). Historic fishery interactions with white sharks in the Southern California Bight. In: Domeier, M.L. (ed.) Global perspectives on the biology and life history of the white shark (pp. 169-198). Florida: Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. Weng, K.C., J.B. O'Sullivan, C.G. Lowe, C.E. Winkler, M.E. Blasius, K.A. Loke-Smith, T.J. Sippel, J.M. Ezcurra, S.J. Jorgensen, M.J. Murray. (2012). Back to the wild: Release of juvenile white sharks from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. In: Domeier, M.L. (ed.) Global perspectives on the biology and life history of the white shark (pp. 419-446). Florida: Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. Selected Poster Presentations Craig, C.N., M.M. Williams, K.M. Walker, C.F. Valle, K.A. Young (May 2016). Spawning fraction in kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) peaks in mid- to late summer across breeding season in southern California. Ann. Mtg. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles, CA. Preliminary batch fecundity estimate for barred sand bass, a serial spawner with indeterminate fecundity in southern California (PDF). Ann. Mtg. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Long Beach, CA (2013). Improved estimate of spawning fraction for barred sand bass, an aggregative spawner in southern California (PDF). Ann. Mtg. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Long Beach, CA (2013). Gliniak, H.L., C.F. Valle, E.T. Jarvis, O. Horning, C. Linardich. (October 2010). Temporal trends in southern California surf fish populations 2007 to 2009. Mtg. American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists meeting, SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA. Spawning-related movements of barred sand bass, Paralabrax nebulifer, in southern California: Interpretations from two decades of historical tag and recapture data (PDF). Mtg. American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, La Jolla, CA (2010). Temporal trends in southern California surf fish populations (PDF). Ann. Mtg. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Palos Verdes, CA (2009). Horning, O., E.T. Jarvis, C.F. Valle. (May 2009). Spatial and temporal analysis of barred sand bass catch in the southern California private/rental boat fishery (2004-2008). Ann. Mtg. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Palos Verdes, CA. Trapping and mark-recapture of nearshore fishes in Carmel Bay (PDF). Ann. Mtg. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Currents Symposium, Monterey, CA (2009). Mark and recapture studies of nearshore groundfishes at Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve (PDF). Ann. Mtg. Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Currents Symposium, Monterey, CA (2009). Linardich, C., E.T. Jarvis, C.F. Valle, P. Young. (May 2008). Using historical tagging data (1962-1971) to analyze the spawning related movements of barred sand bass, Paralabrax nebulifer (Serranidae) in southern California. Poster presentation, Southern California Academy of Sciences, CSU, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA. Selected Oral Presentations Davis, J.P., C.F. Valle (2017) A fishery-independent assessment for Barred Sand Bass (Paralabrax nebulifer). CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Science Symposium, Davis, CA. Gliniak, H.L., C.F. Valle, E.T. Jarvis, O. Horning C. Linardich (2015) Temporal trends in southern California surf fish populations. CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Science Symposium, Davis, CA. Jarvis, E.T., H.L. Gliniak, and C.F. Valle. (2013). The effects of fishing and the environment on the long-term sustainability of the southern California Paralabrax spp. fishery. Ann. Mtg. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Long Beach, CA. Loke-Smith, K.A., C.F. Valle. (2013). California Sheephead (Semicossyphys pulcher) fishery review. Ann. Mtg. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Long Beach, CA. Jarvis E.T., H.L. Gliniak, C.F. Valle. (2012). Fishery analysis on the basses in southern California. Marine Resources Committee Meeting, Santa Barbara, CA. Loke, K.A. (2012). Review of Selected California Fisheries for 2011: California Sheephead. Ann. Conf. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations, Monterey, CA. Haas, D.L. (2009). Status of the fisheries: Skates and rays. Ann. Conf. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations, Pacific Grove, CA. Jarvis, E.T., C. Linardich, C.F. Valle. (2009). Spawning-related movements of barred sand bass, Paralabrax nebulifer, in southern California: interpretations from two decades of historical tag and recapture data. Ann. Mtg. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Palos Verdes, CA. Jarvis, E.T., C.G. Lowe. (2008). Angling-induced barotrauma and two-day post-recompression survival in southern California rockfishes. 15th Western Groundfish Conference, Santa Cruz, CA. Jarvis, E.T., C.G. Lowe. (2008). Bloating and floating don't have to spell death: studying barotrauma in rockfishes. Sitka Conservation Society Backwoods and Waters Seminar Series, Sitka, AK. Co-sponsored by the Alaska Conservation Foundation, the Sitka Conservation Society, and the Sitka Marine Stewardship Roundtable. Invertebrates California Spiny Lobster A Comparison of Catch Rate Between a Traditional, Basket-Style Hoop Net and a Rigid, Conical-Style Hoop Net Used in the California Recreational Lobster Fishery (PDF) California Spiny Lobster Reports and Information A Time Series of California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) Phyllosoma from 1951 to 2008 Links Abundance to Warm Oceanographic Conditions in Southern California (PDF) Sport Lobster Intercept Survey (PDF) Abalone Reports and Information Bivalve Reports and Information Bycatch Reduction Devices Used in the Pink Shrimp Trawl Fishery (PDF) Report to the California Fish and Game Commission CalCOFI Reports Marine resource management, environmental studies, and monitoring Crab Reports and Information Fish Bulletins California Fish and Wildlife Journal (scientific journal, formerly California Fish and Game Quarterly) Marine Invertebrate Survey and Assessment Project Publications Marine Species Portal Native Oyster Restoration Study Northern California Red Abalone Fishery Status Report (PDF) Other Invertebrates Reports and Information Sea Urchin Reports and Information Shellfish Health Publications Sport Clamming in Humboldt Bay - A Historical Perspective (PDF) Selected Oral Presentations Taniguchi, I., D.A. Osorio, D. Stein. (2007). Cooperative dive assessment of the red abalone resource at San Miguel Island, CA. American Academy of Underwater Sciences Diving for Science Symposium, Miami, FL. Marine Plants CalCOFI Reports Marine resource management, environmental studies, and monitoring Fish Bulletins California Fish and Wildlife Journal (scientific journal, formerly California Fish and Game Quarterly) Kelp and Other Marine Algae Reports Ecosystem CalCOFI Reports Marine resource management, environmental studies, and monitoring Jarvis, E., K. Schiff, L. Sabin, M.J. Allen. 2007. Chlorinated hydrocarbons in pelagic forage fishes and squid of the southern California Bight. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 26:2290-2298. Davis, J.P. , C.F. Valle, M.B. Haggerty, K. Walker, H.L. Gliniak, A.D. Van Diggelen, R.E. Win and S.P. Wertz (2019) Testing trophic indicators of fishery health in California's marine protected areas for a generalist carnivore. Ecological Indicators. 97:419-428. Fish Bulletins California Fish and Wildlife Journal (scientific journal, formerly California Fish and Game Quarterly) Karpov, K.K., M. Bergen, J.J. Geibel, P.M. Law, C.F. Valle, D. Fox. (2010). Prospective (a priori) power analysis for detecting changes in density when sampling with strip transects. California Fish and Game 96:69-81. Marine Protected Areas California's Marine Life Protection Act Initiative: Supporting Implementation of Legislation Establishing a Statewide Network of Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Area Monitoring Reports Marine Protected Area Reports and Literature Overview of the Creation and Management of California's Marine Protected Area Network (PDF) Ugoretz, J., D.A. Osorio. (2006). "California Marine Life Protection Act and Marine Protected Areas." The Slate, Issue 3, American Academy of Underwater Sciences. Lowe, C.G., K.M. Anthony, E.T. Jarvis, L.F. Bellquist, M.S. Love. (2009). Site fidelity of characteristic fish species at offshore petroleum platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 1:71-89. Selected Poster Presentations Davis, J.P., C.F. Valle, S. Wertz (November 2017). Testing trophic indicators of fishery health in a kelp forest ecosystem. Ann. Mtg. Western Society of Naturalists, Pasadena, CA. Informing nearshore fishery management and monitoring California's MPAs (PDF). American Academy of Underwater Sciences Diving for Science Symposium, Friday Harbor, WA (2006). Ocean Plants & Animals Fish | Invertebrates | Plants | Mammals Finfish Barred Sand Bass Resources California Grunion Resources California Halibut Resources Coastal Pelagic Species Resources Pacific Sardine, mackerel, market squid, Northern Anchovy, and krill Common Parasites of California Marine Fishes Common Surfperches of California (PDF) Picture identification guide to twelve common species of surfperch Fish Identification Resources Groundfish Resources Hagfish Resources Highly Migratory Fish Resources Tunas, some sharks, and billfishes Kelp Bass Resources Marine Bait Fishes of Northern California (PDF) Picture identification guide to twenty fish species commonly used for bait Pacific Halibut Resources Pacific Herring Resources Surfperch Resources True Smelts Resources White Seabass Resources White Shark Resources Invertebrates Abalone Resources Abalone Diseases and Pests Bivalve Mollusk Resources Bivalve Diseases and Pests California Spiny Lobster Resources Dungeness Crab of California and Its Close Relatives Crab Resources Life History Information for Selected California Marine Invertebrates Sea Urchin Resources Tidal Invertebrate Resources Plants Kelp and Other Marine Algae Life History Information for Selected California Marine Plants Stop the Spread of Dwarf Eelgrass brochure (PDF) Mammals Whale Safe Fisheries Commercial Fishing Commercial Fishing Regulations, including the California Commercial Fishing Digest California Commercial Landings Cowcod Protections California Marine Protected Areas CDFW Commercial Fishing Block Charts Northern California (PDF) Central California (PDF) Southern California (PDF) Commercial Fish Business Licenses Commercial Fishing Licenses Commercial Landings: Procedures and Resources for Reporting Dungeness Crab Information Fishing Districts Groundfish Federal Groundfish Regulations Groundfish Public Notices & Trip Limits Health Advisories and Fishery Closures for California Finfish, Shellfish & Crustaceans In-Season Ocean Fishing Regulation Changes Key Landmark Point References MarineBIOS A CDFW Coastal Map and Data Viewer New and Proposed Regulations Fish and Game Commission website Science Spotlight: Pacific Herring Report (August 29, 2017) Tide Heights and Times Whale Safe Fisheries Projects Marine Region Data, Management, and Research CDFW's Marine Region undertakes fishery and habitat management and monitoring, environmental review, and more. Marine Region By the Numbers Reports Annual summary of ocean fishery data Shellfish Health Laboratory White Abalone Recovery Project Marine Ecosystems California Coastal National Monument U.S. Bureau of Land Management website California Explores the Ocean Diverse array of resources about the ocean off California and ocean exploration. California Marine Protected Areas El Niño Information MarineBIOS A CDFW Marine & Coastal Data Viewer Marine Region GIS Unit Southern California Artificial Reefs Coordinates (PDF) Online Guide Harmful Algal Bloom Information State of California Ocean Acidification Action Plan (PDF) Multimedia & Stories Articles | Videos | Photos Articles Bracing for Impact (PDF) Increasing ocean acidity and its effects on California California Seabirds: Give Them a Break, Not a Line Marine Management News CDFW Marine Region blogsite Outdoor California Abalone Lost (PDF) (July - August 2018) A Network of Protection: Mysteries of the Marine Protected Areas Explained (PDF) (July - August 2014) Conserve and Protect: California's Oldest Marine Protected Area Safeguards Resources for Generations to Come (PDF) (March - April 2016) Crystal Cove: Exploring California's Undersea Wilderness off Orange County's Protected Wild Coast (PDF) (March - April 2018) Fishing for Data: Two Studies Offer Marine Region New Insight in Long-term Sustainability of Ocean Fisheries (PDF) (January - February 2010) Iconic White Abalone Edges Back from the Brink of Extinction (PDF) (July - August 2018) Lobster Tales: San Diego Bay - Haven for California Spiny Lobster (PDF) (January - February 2012) Netting the Nearshore: Comprehensive survey on species in shallow surf zone is first taken in six decades (PDF)(July - August, 2010) Releasing Giant (Black) Sea Bass - Don't Give Them the "Point" (PDF) (January - February, 2005) Surveying for Abalone: Fish and Game Divers Survey the Ocean Floor for the Diminishing Species (PDF) (May - June 2009) The Deep End of Sandy Beach Habitat (PDF) (July - August, 2010) Science Spotlight California's Disappearing Kelp Forests: What Scientists and Divers Can Do to Reverse This Trend (July 18, 2019) CDFW Herring Surveys (February 7, 2019) CDFW Kelp Survey (September 14, 2017) How Aquaculture Will Shape the Future of Olympia Oysters at Elkhorn Slough (December 19, 2017) Increasing the Genetic Diversity of White Abalone (September 26, 2018) Lobster Fishers: We Need Your Data! (April 29, 2019) New Issue of CDFW's Scientific Journal Dives Deep Into Marine Studies (April 2, 2019) Pacific Herring Report (August 29, 2017) Remotely Operated Vehicle Gives Scientists an Underwater View Into California's MPAs (March 20, 2019) Replenishing Southern California's Abalone Populations (May 31, 2018) Saving California's White Abalone (August 17, 2017) Survey Says: California Marine Anglers Help Scientists Collect Data (July 6, 2017) The Value of California's Market Squid (October 15, 2020) Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve and Back Bay (September 22, 2020) Videos Barotrauma Recompression Research (YouTube) Barotrauma Presentation: English | Spanish | Chinese | Vietnamese (YouTube) Canary Rockfish Recompression (YouTube) China Rockfish Recompression (YouTube) CDFW Climate College Class 1 - Climate Change and Marine Resources Introduction (YouTube) Class 2 - Climate Impacts on California's Marine Waters (YouTube) Class 3 - Climate Change Impacts: Winds, Upwelling, California Current and Counter Currents (YouTube) Class 4 - Climate Change Impacts: Hypoxia and Ocean Acidification (YouTube) Class 5 - Sea Level Rise and Extreme Wind and Storm Events (YouTube) Class 6 - Climate Change Impacts to Pelagic Ecosystems (YouTube) Class 7 - Climate Change and Marine Resource Management (YouTube) CDFW Marine Management Short Videos Abalone Surveys (YouTube) Barred Sand Bass Surveys (YouTube) Caulerpa Ban (YouTube) Caulerpa Removal (YouTube) Descending Devices (YouTube) Ocean Fishing from Piers (YouTube) Reburying Pismo Clams (YouTube) Whale and Sea Turtle Aerial Survey (YouTube) Critter Clips Bat Ray (YouTube) Blacksmith (YouTube) California Spiny Lobster (YouTube) Giant Sea Bass (YouTube) Green Abalone (YouTube) Mantis Shrimp (YouTube) Ocean Sunfish (YouTube) Pacific Electric Ray (YouTube) Red Sea Urchin (YouTube) Rosy Rockfish (YouTube) Sixgill Shark (YouTube) Treefish (YouTube) Vermilion Rockfish (YouTube) White Abalone (YouTube) External Sex Determination of California Halibut (YouTube) Fishing With Live Bait (YouTube) CDFW California Fishing Passport Program Video How to Fish from an Ocean Pier (YouTube) CDFW California Fishing Passport Program Video Marine Logs System CPFV Training Videos (YouTube) Marine Protected Areas North Coast Emergent Abalone Surveys - Overview of Dive Methodology (YouTube) The Perfect Storm: North Coast Abalone and Urchin Fisheries at Risk? (YouTube) Presentation by Dr. Cynthia Catton to the California Fish and Game Commission - February 10, 2016, Sacramento, CA Photos Crustaceans Diver Recertification Course Kelp and Other Marine Algae Marine Life Marine Mammals and Birds Remotely Operated Vehicle Surveys 2014 News Marine Management News Blogsite CDFW Marine Region articles covering state marine-related events, opportunities, decisions, and issues. Marine Region News page | Subscribe to the CDFW Marine Region News Service Ocean-related CDFW News Releases Other Information CDFW Publications web page