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Pacific Fishery Management Council

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2023 Brings New Groundfish Regulations

The CDFW implemented new changes to recreational fishing seasons for various groundfish species as of Jan. 1, 2023, and now include depth and bag limits. The Pacific Fishery Management Council

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Recreational Salmon Season Regulations Finalized

SEATTLE⸺ On April 15, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the dates for recreational ocean salmon fishing after recommendations from the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The PFMC met

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Recreational Ocean Salmon Fishery Set to Open April 2

CALIFORNIA— California’s recreational salmon fishery will open on April 2 in ocean waters from Point Arena, south to the U.S./Mexico border, with a minimum size limit of 24 inches.  

News & Departments

A Breakdown of the 2021 Ocean Salmon Fisheries Document

CALIFORNIA—On Feb. 15, the Pacific Fishery Management Council released its Review of 2021 Ocean Salmon Fisheries, a 368-page stock assessment and fishery evaluation document for the Pacific Coast Salmon Fishery

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2022 Introduces New Rock Fish Regulations

CALIFORNIA—The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced several changes to recreational rockfish sub-bag limits, which took effect on Jan. 6.   The regulations’ importance was considered and adopted

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Senators Introduce Bill to Protect Forage Fish

WASHINGTON D.C.— On April 29, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) introduced the Forage Fish Conservation Act, a bill aimed at improving federal conservation and management measures for

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State/National/World

Fishery council recommends salmon season dates

SACRAMENTO—The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) submitted its recommendations for California’s 2020 salmon seasons, April 10. The recommendations were adjusted to account for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. PFMC made the