Fri, 08 May 2026 01:41:39 -0700WeeblyMon, 28 Aug 2017 19:10:16 GMThttps://www.devinadouglaslaw.com/cal-fish-and-game-updates/from-the-fg-website-leave-the-yelloweye-rockfish-aloneThe holiday weekends are often weekends when sport fishermen flock to the water, but this Labor Day weekend, the CDFW is hoping fishermen will take precautions to avoid catching Yelloeeyes Rockfish. These fish "are a long-lived, slow-growing shelf rockfish species that was declared overfished in 2002. They are currently managed under a strict federal rebuilding plan to allow the population to recover, which has required significant cutbacks to West Coast sport and commercial fisheries for over a decade." They ask fishermen to avoid "fishing in areas where yelloweye rockfish are known to occur (e.g., rocky outcrops and pinnacles)."  If accidentally caught, these "rockfish should be immediately returned to the water with a descending device to minimize injury and mortality."

For more information regarding groundfish regulations, management, stock status information, fish identification tools and current catch trends, please visit the CDFW Marine Region Groundfish Central website at www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/Groundfish.]]>Mon, 22 May 2017 19:43:05 GMThttps://www.devinadouglaslaw.com/cal-fish-and-game-updates/upland-game-bird-stampCalling all wildlife loving artists! The Department of Fish and Wildlife will be holding a design contest a the state’s 2017-2018 upland game bird stamp.  The contest is open to all U.S. residents ages 18 and over. This year's featured bird is the Wilson’s snipe, which should be featured in it's native habitat. "Entries will be judged on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and a print."

Entries will be accepted from Oct. 30 through Nov.15.

For contest information and entry forms, please visit www.wildlife.ca.gov/upland-game-bird-stamp.

]]>Thu, 04 May 2017 17:35:01 GMThttps://www.devinadouglaslaw.com/cal-fish-and-game-updates/from-the-fg-website-halibut-season-updateThe Pacific halibut season opened on Monday, May 1 for the first of four open periods. Halibut season this year will be TMay 1-June 15, July 1-15, Aug. 1-15 and Sept. 1-Oct. 31, subject to earlier closure if the quotas are met. 

The DFW will be stationing inspectors at public launch ramps and charter boat landings to keep an eye on the overall catch.

More information is available through these references:

• CDFW website, www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/Pacific-Halibut
• National Marine Fisheries Service Halibut Hotline, (800) 662-9825
• CDFW Recreational Groundfish Regulations Hotline, (831) 649-2801

]]>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:00:00 GMThttps://www.devinadouglaslaw.com/cal-fish-and-game-updates/from-the-fg-website-nonlead-ammunition-required-statewide-for-2017-spring-wild-turkey-seasonDon't forget! If you're going to be hunting wild turkeys this year, you're going to need to use nonlead ammunition.  This is a STATEWIDE requirement, and this regulation applies "to both to public and private lands (except for licensed game bird clubs), including all national forests, Bureau of Land Management properties and CDFW lands. Private landowners or anyone authorized to hunt on private land must also comply with these regulations."
California’s 2017 Spring wild turkey season opened March 25, and will close April 30. After that, the archery-only season will run from May 1-14.
]]>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:30:00 GMThttps://www.devinadouglaslaw.com/cal-fish-and-game-updates/from-the-fg-website-recreational-crabTaken from the Cal. Fish & Game website: 
"Recreational Fisheries for Dungeness Crab and Rock Crab

• The recreational fishery for all rock crab species is open statewide. North of Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) advises that consumers not eat the viscera (internal organs, also known as "butter" or "guts") of crabs. The viscera usually contain much higher levels of domoic acid than crab body meat. Review recent changes to recreational crab fishing regulations.
• The recreational Dungeness crab fishery is currently open statewide, and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has lifted its Dungeness crab consumption advisory statewide. However, CDPH still recommends not eating the viscera (internal organs, also know as "butter" or guts) of Dungeness crab as a precaution. The viscera usually contain much higher levels of domoic acid than crab body meat. Review recent changes to recreational crab fishing regulations."
• Feel free to call the Domoic Acid Fishery Closure Information Line at (831) 649-2883, for the most up-to-date information.

]]>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 21:18:30 GMThttps://www.devinadouglaslaw.com/cal-fish-and-game-updates/from-the-fg-website-north-coast-abalone-season-dates-regulations-changeDue to population concerns, the 2017 season for Red Abolone will be shortened and the take limit reduced.

The 2017 season will open May 1 and close on Oct. 31.
The Calendar Year Limit has also been reduced to 12 (down from last year's 18.) And please note: "no more than nine abalone may be taken south of the boundary between Sonoma and Mendocino counties."
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