Marine Life Management and Research

• State Fishery Management Plans
  • Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan (in progress)
  • Abalone Recovery and Management Plan
  • Market Squid Fishery Management Plan
  • Nearshore Fishery Management Plan
  • White Seabass Fishery Management Plan
• Federal Fishery Management Plans
  • Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management Plan
  • Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
  • Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan
  • Salmon Fishery Management Plan
• California Recreational Fisheries Survey
• Current Marine Region Projects
• Data-Poor Fisheries Management
• Marine Life Management Act
  • Marine Life Management Act Master Plan
• Marine Life Protection Act
• Marine Life Protection Act Master Plan
• Marine Protected Areas and Fisheries Integration Workshop

• Abalone Report Card Data and Information
• California Dungeness Crab Catch by Season, 1915-2012
• California Recreational Fisheries Survey Databases
• Comprehensive California Commercial Landings
  • Final Data for 2011
  • Final Data for 2010
  • Final Data for 2009
  • Final Data for 2008
  • Final Data for 2007
  • Final Data for 2006
  • Final Data for 2005
  • Final Data for 2004
  • Final Data for 2003
  • Final Data for 2002
  • Final Data for 2001
  • Final Data for 2000
• Coastal Pelagic Species Landings
• Herring Fishery Season Summaries
• MarineBIOS
  A CDFW Marine & Coastal Data Viewer
• Market Squid Monthly Reports
• Sea Urchin Fishery
• Top 12 Locations (Report Card Sites) for Recreational Spiny Lobster Catch, 2008-2009
• White Seabass
• Yelloweye Rockfish In-season Catch Tracking (Recreational Fishery)

See other data sources in the Marine Life Research section on this web page.

• California Ocean Protection Council
  • Dungeness Crab Task Force
• California Fish and Game Commission
• California Ocean Resources Management Program (links to Resources Agency website)
• Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
• International Pacific Halibut Commission
• NOAA Fisheries
  • Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC)
    • Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery
    • Groundfish Fishery
    • Highly Migratory Species Fishery
    • Ocean Salmon Fisheries
    • Pacific Halibut Fishery
• Pacific Salmon Commission
• Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC)
• Recreational Abalone Advisory Committee
• Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

• Fisheries Forum Reports
• Giant and Bull Kelp: Commercial and Sport Fishing Regulations (2000)
  Final Environmental Document required by the California Environmental Quality Act
• Status of the Fisheries Reports
• Status Report - Northern California Red Abalone Fishery (2010)
  As required by the Abalone Recovery and Management Plan

• Groundfish: List of Federally Managed Groundfish Species
• Marine Aquaculture
• Marine Region GIS Unit

• Finfish
  • Beach Angler Survey Results for 2007-2008, Monterey Bay Area
  • California Halibut Studies
    Conducted by the CDFW State Finfish Management Project
  • California Recreational Fisheries Survey (CRFS)
  • Central California Marine Sport Fish Survey (Refugia Project), 1958-2006
  • Comparison of CPUE and Visual Surveys of Nearshore Fishes
    Fishermen, CDFW and university scientists collaborate on nearshore research.
    A cooperative research project compares methods of nearshore fish assessment.
  • Current Marine Region Projects
  • Five Years of Monitoring the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas (2003-2007)
  • Hagfish Studies
    Conducted by the CDFW State Finfish Management Project
  • Kelp Bass Studies
    Conducted by the CDFW State Finfish Management Project
  • Recreational Groundfish Fishery Information Collection
  • Review of the Halibut Trawl Fishery in the Halibut Trawl Grounds (2008)
    Report to the California Fish and Game Commission
  • Surfperch Studies
    Conducted by the CDFW State Finfish Management Project
• Invertebrates
  • Abalone Report Card Data and Information
  • Bycatch Reduction Devices Used in the Pink Shrimp Trawl Fishery (2008)
    Report to the California Fish and Game Commission
  • 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 (2008)
    from the Fish and Game Quarterly
  • Five Years of Monitoring the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas (2003-2007)
  • Pink Shrimp Trawl Fishery off Northern California (2007)
    Report to the California Fish and Game Commission
  • Spatial and temporal patterns in the California market squid (Loligo opalescens): Poster presentation
  • Sport Lobster Intercept Survey (2007)
  • Summary of Preliminary California Spiny Lobster Report Card Data from the First Half of the 2008/2009 Recreational Lobster Season
  • Top 12 Locations (Report Card Sites) for Recreational Spiny Lobster Catch, 2008-2009

• Finfish
  • Barred Sand Bass Study
    Conducted by the CDFW Fisheries Independent Assessment Project
  • California Halibut Studies
    Conducted by the CDFW State Finfish Management Project
  • Central California Marine Sport Fish Survey (Refugia Project), 1958-2006
  • Comparison of CPUE and Visual Surveys of Nearshore Fishes
    Fishermen, CDFW and university scientists collaborate on nearshore research.
    A cooperative research project compares methods of nearshore fish assessment.
  • CRANE Project
  • Fishery-Independent Research (scuba and ROV)
  • Five Years of Monitoring the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas (2003-2007)
  • Nearshore Fish Studies
    Conducted by the CDFW Fisheries Independent Assessment Project
  • ROV-based Deep Water Monitoring of the Northern Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas
    Annual Report - 2008
    • Appendices
    • Figures (Note: Large file size - 4.2 MB)
  • Stressors Impacting Delta-Related Organisms
    Report to the California Fish and Game Commission
  • Surf Fish Population Study
    Conducted by the CDFW Fisheries Independent Assessment Project
• Invertebrates
  • Common Crabs of the San Francisco Estuary (2004)
    Annual Status and Trends Report
  • Five Years of Monitoring the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas (2003-2007)
  • Geographic variation in natal and early larval trace-elemental signatures in the statoliths of the market squid Doryteuthis (formerly Loligo) opalescens
    Article from the Marine Ecology Progress Series, Vol. 379: 109–121, 2009
  • Marine Invertebrate Survey and Assessment Project
  • Pismo Clam Surveys: Data Summary (2007-2008)
  • Tagged Abalone at Van Damme State Park

• Blue Rockfish: 2007 Assessment of Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) in California
• Cabezon: Status of Cabezon in California Waters as Assessed in 2005
• California Halibut
• California Scorpionfish: The Status of California Scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata) off Southern California in 2004
• California Sheephead: Status of the California Sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) Stock for 2004
• California Spiny Lobster
• Coastal Pelagic Species Stock Assessments (links to PFMC website)
• Gopher Rockfish: 2005 Stock Assessment of the Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) in California
• Highly Migratory Species Stock Assessments (links to PFMC website)
• Other Groundfish Stock Assessments (links to PFMC website)

• Cost and Revenue Characteristics of the Salmon Fisheries in California and Oregon
• The Economic Structure of California's Commercial Fisheries
• Five Years of Monitoring the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas (2003-2007)

• California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Reports (links to CalCOFI website)
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish Bulletins
• California Fish and Game Journal

• Bracing for Impact
  Scientists study the effects of increasing ocean acidity on California's marine ecosystems
• Central California Marine Sport Fish Survey (Refugia Project), 1958-2006
• Climate Change - Ocean Acidification
• Five Years of Monitoring the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas (2003-2007)
• From Gravel Pits to Salmon Habitat: CDFW and Partners Undertake River Restoration
  Leads to NOAA Fisheries website
• Humboldt Bay
• MarineBIOS
  A CDFW Marine & Coastal Data Viewer
• ROV-based Deep Water Monitoring of the Northern Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas
  Annual Report - 2008
  • Appendices
  • Figures (Note: Large file size - 4.2 MB)

• CDFW Diving Safety Program
• Marine Region GIS Unit