Marine Region

Marine Region Mission: To protect, maintain, enhance, and restore California's marine ecosystems for their ecological values and their use and enjoyment by the public through good science and effective communication.

New Additions

Head to the Lake (or River or Ocean) on Free Fishing Day
Posted 9/1/2010
Tagged Abalone at Van Damme State Park
Posted 8/24/2010
MLPA Public Meeting, Information Session to be Held in Shelter Cove
Posted 8/24/2010
Sonar Images from Robotic Submersible Help Officials Determine if Historic Shipwreck Poses Oil Pollution Threat
Posted 8/19/2010
$22.7 Million to Help Restore Wildlife Injured by Mysterious Oil Spills
Posted 8/16/2010
2010 Digest of California Commercial Fishing Laws and Licensing Requirements
Posted 8/3/2010
2010-2011 Supplemental Fishing Regulations Booklet
Ocean fishing regulation updates begin on page 20.
Posted 7/28/2010
Data-Poor Fisheries Management
Posted 7/20/2010
The 2011-2012 Groundfish Regulatory Process: Get Involved
Updated 7/16/2010
Nearshore Finfish Profiles
Updated 7/13/2010
California Environmental Quality Act Process Begins for Proposed South Coast Marine Protected Areas
Posted 7/6/2010
Information Sought on Sea Otter Shooting on Morro Bay Beach
Posted 6/30/2010
Guide to the North-Central Coast Marine Protected Areas
Alder Creek to Pigeon Point
Posted 6/25/2010
Status Report - Northern California Red Abalone Fishery (2010)
Posted 6/25/2010
Game Wardens Step Up Efforts to Stop Abalone Poachers in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties
Posted 6/24/2010
Public Input Sought on Draft Proposals for North Coast Marine Protected Areas
Posted 6/23/2010
New Mobile Web App Puts Fishing Information at Your Fingertips
Posted 6/21/2010
State Hatcheries Complete Massive Salmon Releases
Posted 6/21/2010
State-Managed California Commercial Herring Fishery
Updated 6/16/2010
Summary of California Commercial Ocean Salmon Seasons
Updated 6/8/2010
Informational Notice: Pillar Point Harbor Advisory Lifted
Posted 6/3/2010
Nominations Now Being Accepted for Fisheries Restoration Grant Program Peer Review Committee
Posted 6/1/2010
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment advises anglers and shellfish harvesters in Pillar Point Harbor to cease harvesting until further notice
Posted 5/28/2010
Marine Management News: May 2010 Issue
Posted 5/17/2010
DFG Natural Resource Volunteer Program Coming To Northern California, Expanding in Southern California
Posted 5/17/2010
Applications for Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Advisory Committee Now Available
Posted 5/12/2010
DFG Solicits Proposals for Coastal Salmon and Steelhead Migration Improvement Grants
Posted 5/10/2010
DFG to Release Three Million Salmon Smolts Near Mouth of American River
Posted 5/10/2010
North Central Coast Marine Protected Areas to Take Effect May 1
Posted 4/28/2010

Going Ocean Fishing?

Record Ocean Sportfish Sport Fishermen, check out our easy-to-use California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Map. Simply click the portion of the California coast where you plan to fish, and you will access a summary of current Sport Fishing Regulations for that area.

Learn more about this 21 pound 5 ounce Pacific bonito and other California record ocean sportfish.

Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations

2010-2011 Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Booklet and Sport Fishing Regulations Supplement
2010 In-Season Regulation Changes
Marine Protected Area Information for Fishermen
For Current Recreational Groundfish Fishing Regulations, call (831) 649-2801, or view a summary of current regulations.
For Current Ocean Salmon Regulations, call (707) 576-3429, or view a summary of current regulations.

Marine Management News

Marine Management News is published by the Marine Region of the California Department of Fish and Game and is for everyone interested in the management and conservation of California's living marine resources.

California Fishing Passport

A new fishing incentive and recognition program to highlight and promote fishing throughout the state. Pick up your free copy of the California Fishing Passport book listing 150 different popular fresh and saltwater finfish and shellfish that occur throughout the state. Try to catch one of every species listed, and you will receive stamps in your passport book documenting each achievement.

Report lost fishing gear

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary/NOAA Lost fishing gear - both commercial and recreational - sits on the seafloor, gets caught on rocks, and floats in the water column. Lost gear can remain in the marine environment for years, harming habitats and continuing to catch fish and invertebrates.

Please report sightings of lost recreational and commercial fishing gear. Anonymous reports are accepted.

1-888-491-GEAR or www.lostfishinggear.org

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