Status of the Fisheries Reports

The Department of Fish and Game has found that comprehensive review of California's fisheries is a key tool for developing effective fisheries management. The Marine Life Management Act, which became law on January 1, 1999, instructs the Department to regularly prepare reports on the status of California's fisheries and the effectiveness of management programs. The reports below have been prepared in response to this call for periodic review.

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California's Living Marine Resources: A Status Report (2001)
Information about state-managed fisheries, federally managed fisheries, and marine wildlife

Annual Status of the Fisheries Report Through 2003
Updated information for the following plants, invertebrates, and fishes:

Giant kelp Bull kelp Sea palm Spiny lobster Rock crabs Dungeness crab Sheep crab

Abalones Red sea urchin Purple sea urchin Sea basses Ocean whitefish Surfperches California halibut

Annual Status of the Fisheries Report Through 2006
Updated information for the following invertebrates and fishes:

Market squid Spot prawn Pink or ocean shrimp Ridgeback prawn Sea cucumber Pismo clam Cabezon California scorpionfish

Gopher rockfish Kelp greenling Pacific herring Pacific salmon White seabass Leopard shark Shortfin mako shark