Department of Fish and Game

2004 News Releases

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December 27, 2004

DFG Returns to Sportsmen's Shows in 2005

Contact: Mike Wintemute, Deputy Director for Communications, (916) 651-6443

December 17, 2004

MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force Chair Phil Isenberg Announces Statewide Interests Group

Contact: Melissa Miller-Henson, (916) 654-2506

November 30, 2004

Dungeness Crab Season Now Open

Contacts: Carrie Wilson, DFG Office of Communications, (831) 649-7191
Tom Moore, Associate Marine Biologist, (707) 875-4261

November 29, 2004

California's Recreational Abalone Fishing Season Ends Nov. 30

Contacts: Jerry Kashiwada, Associate Marine Biologist, (707) 964-5791
Carrie Wilson, Associate Marine Biologist, (831) 649-7191

November 22, 2004

California's 2005 Ocean Groundfish Regulations Available Online; New Telephone Information System Operational in January

Contacts: Ed Roberts, Marine Biologist, (562) 342-7199
Carrie Wilson, Associate Marine Biologist, (831) 649-7191

November 17, 2004

Professional Support Announced for California Marine Life Protection Act Blue Ribbon Task Force

Contact: Mike Wintemute, (916) 651-6443

October 20, 2004

DFG announces Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Advisory Committee Appointments

Contacts: Ed Pert, Chief, Inland Fisheries Division (916) 445-3616
Heather McIntire, Inland Fisheries Division, (209) 948-7087

September 30, 2004

DFG Arrests 4, Interviews 11 in North Coast Abalone Poaching Case

Contacts: Troy Swauger, Office of Public Affairs, (916) 768-0564
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 238-2044
Debbie Mesloh, San Francisco DA's Office, (415) 553-1596

September 28, 2004

Commercial California Sheephead Fishery Season Set to Close Oct. 13, 2004

Contacts: Deb Wilson Vandenberg, Marine Region, (831) 649-2892
Robert Leos, Marine Region, (831) 649-2889

September 24, 2004

California Resources Agency Secretary Mike Chrisman Announces Marine Life Protection Act Blue Ribbon Task Force

Contacts: Contacts: Sandy Cooney, (916) 653-9402
Mike Wintemute, (916) 651-6443

September 22, 2004

Second Free Fishing Day of the Year Set for Saturday, Sept. 25

Contacts: Ethan Rotman, San Francisco Bay Area, (415) 999-5924
Joe Ferreira, Sacramento area, (916) 358-1644
Andy Church, Southern California, (562) 342-7148

September 17, 2004

DFG Announces Closure of California Portion of KMZ Commercial Salmon Fishery Due to Projected Attainment of the Quota

Contacts: Allen Grover, Senior Biologist, (707) 576-2860
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191

August 19, 2004

Commercial Cabezon Fishery Season Set to Close Sept. 4

Contacts: Deb Wilson Vandenberg, Marine Region, (831) 649-2892
Robert Leos, Marine Region, (831) 649-2889

August 19, 2004

NOAA Awards California $12.8 Million For Salmon Recovery

Contacts: Jim Milbury - NOAA (562) 980-4006
Mike Wintemute - DFG (916) 651-6443

August 19, 2004

California's New Marine Patrol Boats Assemble for First Time for Dedication Ceremony, Training

Contacts: Mike Wintemute, DFG Deputy Director, Communications, (916) 531-3457
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 238-2044

August 18, 2004

Shark Attack Serves as Reminder of How to Minimize the Risk

Contact: Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191

August 6, 2004

California Fish and Game Commission Approves Protections for Coho Salmon

Contact: Robert R. Treanor, Fish and Game Commission, (916) 653-4899

August 2, 2004

Commercial Greenlings Fishery Season Set to Close Aug. 15

Contacts: Deb Wilson-Vandenberg, Marine Region, (831) 649-2892
Robert Leos, Marine Region, (831) 649-2889

July 28, 2004

Red Abalone Fishery Reopens Aug. 1

Contacts: Jerry Kashiwada, Marine Region, (707) 964-5791
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 238-2044

July 6, 2004

DFG Schedules Sheephead Stock Assessment Review Meeting

Contacts: Carrie Wilson, (831) 649-7191
Deb Wilson-Vandenberg,(831)-649-2892

June 16, 2004

Abalone Get a One Month Break in July

Contacts: Jerry Kashiwada, Marine Region, (707) 964-5791
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 238-2044

June 9, 2004

DFG Warden Marks Governor's "Drowning Prevention Month" with Daring Rescue of 13-year-old Boy in San Diego County

Contacts: Steve Martarano, Office of Public Affairs, (916) 654-5866
Steve Edinger, Assistant Chief, South Coast Region (858) 467-2717

June 8, 2004

Get Out There and Fish on Saturday's Free Fishing Day

Contact: Office of Public Affairs, (916) 322-8911

June 4, 2004

Governor Calls for Action on Coastal and Ocean Protection (Adobe PDF File)

Contact: Brian Miller, (916) 653-5792

June 1, 2004

DFG Accepting Applications for Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Advisory Committee

Contacts: Ed Pert, Chief, DFG Inland Fisheries Branch, (916) 445-3616
Steve Martarano, DFG Office of Public Affairs, (916) 654-5866

May 20, 2004

Scientists Determine April Sea Otter Deaths Were Associated With Brain Parasite, Sarcocystis neurona

Contact: Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191

May 5, 2004

Black Rockfish Recreational Fishery to Close May 16 along Northern California Coast

Contacts: Connie Ryan, Marine Region, (650) 631-2536
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191

April 30, 2004

Recreational Bottom Fishing Bag Limits Simplified; Significant Regulation Changes Scheduled for May 1

Contacts: Carrie Wilson, Information Officer, (831) 649-7191
Ed Roberts, Marine Region, (562) 342-7199

April 30, 2004

Commission Receives Revised Management Plan for Market Squid Fishery

Contacts: Dale Sweetnam, Marine Region, (858) 546-7170
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191

April 30, 2004

DFG Breaks up Delta Sturgeon Poaching Ring; Four Arrested

Contact: Troy Swauger, Office of Public Affairs, (916) 654-2096

April 28, 2004

2004 Recreational Ocean Salmon Season Opens May 15 North of Horse Mountain

Contacts: Marc Heisdorf, Marine Biologist, (707) 576-2873
Carrie Wilson, Information Officer, (831) 649-7191

April 9, 2004

In-season Changes to Recreational Groundfish Rules Set for May 1

Contacts: Tom Barnes, Marine Region, (858) 546-7167
Deb Wilson-Vandenberg, Marine Region, (831) 649-2892

April 8, 2004

Third Public Input Meeting Set for Abalone Recovery and Management Plan

Contacts: Ian Taniguchi, Marine Region (562) 342-7182
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region (831) 649-7191

March 23, 2004

Recreational Lingcod Regulations to Change April 1

Contacts: Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191
Marci Yaremko, Marine Region, (805) 568-1220

March 17, 2004

DFG Launches New Ocean Fishing Monitoring Program

Contacts: Steve Crooke, Senior Marine Biologist, (562) 342-7195
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 238-2044
Ed Roberts, Marine Region, (562) 342-7199

March 17, 2004

Abalone Divers Prepare for Season Opener April 1

Contacts: Jerry Kashiwada, Marine Biologist, (707) 964-5791
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191

March 8, 2004

Recreational Lingcod Minimum Size and Bag Limits May Change

Contact: Fish and Game Commission, (916) 653-4899

March 3, 2004

Department of Fish and Game 2004 Sport Fishing Regulations Now Available Online

Contacts: DFG Marine Region, (831) 649-7191 or (831) 649-2804
Office of Public Affairs, (916) 322-8911

February 23, 2004

Cordell Bank Will Close to Most Recreational Bottom Fishing for Remainder of 2004

Contacts: Tom Barnes, Marine Region, (858) 546-7167
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191

February 20, 2004

Recreational Lingcod Minimum Size and Bag Limits to Change

Contacts: Tom Barnes, Marine Region, (858) 546-7167
Marci Yaremko, Marine Region, (805) 568-1220
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191

February 18, 2004

DFG To Host Public Salmon Meeting

Contacts: Marc Heisdorf, Marine Biologist, (707) 576-2873
Ocean Salmon Project, (707) 576-2882

February 18, 2004

California Fish and Game Commission Lists Xantus's Murrelet as a Threatened Species

Contacts: Esther Burkett, DFG Wildlife Biologist, (916) 654-4273
John Ugoretz, DFG Senior Marine Biologist, (805) 560-6758

February 5, 2004

Fish and Game Commission Accepts Coho Salmon Recovery Strategy and Proceeds with Listing Coho Salmon

Contacts: Stephanie Coupe, DFG Staff Counsel, (916) 654-3830
Gail Newton, Program Manager, (916) 327-8841

January 27, 2004

Fish and Game Commission to Receive Public Comment and Consider Coho Salmon Recovery Strategy

Contacts: Robert Treanor, Fish and Game Commission, (916) 653-4899
Stephanie Coupe, DFG Staff Counsel, (916) 654-3830
Gail Newton, Coho Program Manager, (916) 327-8841

January 16, 2004

Belmont Office Will Sell Licenses and Permits by Mail or Appointment Only

Contacts: Linda Kryla, Belmont Fish and Game Office, (650) 631-2455
Carrie Wilson, Marine Region, (831) 649-7191
Chamois Andersen, Information Officer, (916) 657-4132

January 14, 2004

Recreational Ocean Salmon Season Opens Feb. 14

Contacts: Scott Barrow, Associate Marine Biologist, (707) 576-2375
Ocean Salmon Project, (707) 576-2882
Chamois Andersen, Information Officer, (916) 657-4132