Marine Publications and Information

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)
• California Cowcod Conservation Areas
• 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 | Brochure (PDF)
• 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
• 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 | Brochure (PDF)
• 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
• Reporting Your Catch: California Recreational Spiny Lobster Report Card brochure (PDF)
• Tide Heights and Times

Fishing instruction videos are available in "Multimedia and Stories"

Fish | Invertebrates | Marine Plants | Ecosystem

Fish

• Barred Sand Bass
  • Barred Sand Bass Reports (see also Saltwater Basses)
  • 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 (PDF)
• CalCOFI Reports
  Marine resource management, environmental studies, and monitoring
• California corbina, Menticirrhus undulatus (PDF) from Status of the Fisheries Report – An Update Through 2011
• California Sheephead
  • California sheephead (PDF) from Review of Selected California Fisheries for 2011
  • California sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher (PDF) from Status of the Fisheries Report – An Update Through 2011
• California Fish and Game Quarterly (scientific journal)
• California Halibut
  • Reports and Information
  • CDFW and Collaborative Study Reports
  • 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 Fishery 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
  • Reports and Information
  • Collaborative Study Report
• Kelp Bass (see also Saltwater Basses)
  • Reports and Information (before 2011)
  • CDFW Studies - Before 2011 | After 2011
• 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 Reports and Information
• Saltwater Basses (Kelp Bass, Spotted Sand Bass, Barred Sand Bass)
  • Studies and Regulatory Changes
  • Tagging Studies
  • Effects of fishing and the environment on the long-term sustainability of the recreational and 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
  • Reports and Information
  • CDFW Study Reports
• 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 rockfishes (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
  • Reproductive Studies
  • 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 (PDF). 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 Game Quarterly (scientific journal)
• 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 Game Quarterly (scientific journal)
• 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 Game Quarterly (scientific journal)
• Cooperative Research and Assessment of Nearshore Ecosystems (CRANE) Project Reports
• 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).

Fish | Invertebrates | Plants | Mammals

Finfish

• Barred Sand Bass Resources
• California Grunion Resources
• California Halibut 
  • In-Depth Information
  • Essential Fishery Information
• 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 
  • In-Depth Information
  • Essential Fishery Information
• Marine Bait Fishes of Northern California (PDF)
• Picture identification guide to twenty fish species commonly used for bait
• Nearshore Finfish Profiles
  Life history information for nearshore rockfishes, Cabezon, greenlings, Monkeyface Prickleback, California Scorpionfish (sculpin) and California Sheephead
• Pacific Halibut Resources
• Pacific Herring Resources
• Surfperch Resources
• True Smelts Resources
• White Seabass 
  • In-Depth Information
  • Essential Fishery Information
• 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

• Marine Mammals of California
• Whale Safe Fisheries

• Commercial Fishing Regulations, including the California Commercial Fishing Digest
• California Commercial Landings
• California Cowcod Conservation Areas
• 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

• Marine Region Projects
  CDFW Marine Region projects undertake fishery and habitat management and monitoring, environmental review, and more.
• Marine Region Year in Review Reports
  Annual overview of CDFW Marine Region project activities
• Shellfish Health Laboratory
• White Abalone Recovery Project

• 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
• Red Tides
  California Department of Public Health website
• State of California Ocean Acidification Action Plan (PDF)

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)
• 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)
• Rockfish and Lingcod Fishing Tips and Tricks (YouTube)
  CDFW California Fishing Passport Program Video
• 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

• 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

• CDFW Publications web page