Department of Fish and Game

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Office of Communications,
Education & Outreach
1807 13th Street, Suite 104
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 322-8911

2007 News Releases

Archives

December 2007

12/31 New Sport Fishing Regulation Changes for 2008
12/26 DFG Offers 12 Hunting and Wilderness Survival Clinics in 2008
12/20 COSCO BUSAN Allowed to Leave Port Following Posting of Multi-million Dollar Bond
Investigations into Oil Spill Continue
12/19 DFG Offers 2-day Land Navigation Clinic on Jan. 19-20
12/18 Bear Hunting Season Closed In California
12/18 Four Charged with Conspiracy to Operate as Hunting Guides Without Valid Guide Licenses
12/13 Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Celebrates 10 Years of Conservation
12/11 Region 3: Department of Fish and Game Gives Holiday Present To Anglers
12/10 Region 1: DFG Offers Free Mad River Hatchery Tours
12/6 Four Game Wardens Receive Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Medal of Valor
12/1 San Diego Man Arrested for Illegal Trade of Bear Gall Bladders

November 2007

11/29 Department of Fish and Game leads bird rescue and recovery effort in Monterey
11/26 California Releases Salmon Disaster Assistance
11/21 Health and Safety Advisory: Fish Outside SF Bay OK, But Avoid Fish From Spill Area Until State’s Safety Evaluation is Completed, Exercise Caution at Reopened Beaches (link to OEHHA website)
11/14 DFG Defines San Francisco Bay Fishing Closure Zones
11/8 DFG launches Agricultural Riparian Buffers Initiative to benefit Central Valley Wildlife
11/5 Coastal America Partnership Awards Honor Bolsa Chica Wetlands Restoration Team
11/2 Four Arrested Friday in DFG Delta Poaching Case
11/1 Region 5/6: Southern California Waterfowl Shoot Hours Correction for Daylight Savings Time

October 2007

10/30 Canvasback Daily Bag Limit Increased
10/23 Department of Fish and Game Rolls Out K-9 Program
10/22 Media Advisory: Department of Fish and Game Brings Out the Dogs with New K-9 Program Roll Out on Oct. 24
10/19 DFG Seeking Information Regarding Suction Dredge Mining
10/16 Region 3: DFG Announces Island #2 Within The Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area Open To Public
10/11 Media Advisory: DFG Hosts Quagga Mussel Boat Inspection Demonstration
10/2 DFG Offers a New Passport Challenge to State’s Adventurous Anglers
10/1 DFG Continues Fish Collection and Cleanup at Lake Davis After Completing Treatment to Eradicate Northern Pike

September 2007

9/24 Recreational Spiny Lobster Season Opens Saturday
9/21 Media Advisory:  Treatment of Lake Davis Reservoir Begins Tuesday
Media Briefing Planned for 9:30 a.m.
9/18 Media Advisory:  DFG Ceremony Will Launch the Central Coast Marine Protected Areas
9/17 Application Deadline Approaches for Enforcement Agency Transfers to Game Warden
En Español:  Acercamientos del Plazo de Uso para la Agencia Transfers de la Aplicación al Guardia de Pesca y Cazeria
9/14 DFG Announces Changes to the 2007 Recreational Fishing Regulations for the Area from Pigeon Point to the Oregon Border Effective Oct. 1
9/14 Commercial California Sheephead Fishery Season to Close Oct. 1, 2007
9/14 Operation Hat Trick Nets Abalone Violators
9/14 With Public Diligence Bear Problems Will Be Tempered
9/13 DFG Hosts October Waterfowl Hunting Clinic
9/10 DFG Announces Festive Archery Clinic for Teens and Youth
9/7 Media Advisory: Lake Davis Pike Eradication Project Treatment Begins Monday
Media Briefing Planned 9:30 a.m. Monday to Highlight Streams/Tributaries Treatment

August 2007

8/31 Landmark “Central Coast” Marine Protected Areas will be in Effect Sept. 21
California’s Marine Life Protection Act Launched as First Region Opens
8/31 Boaters Asked to Help Stop Spread of Quagga Mussel
Boating recreation is at risk
8/27 Region 2: Advanced Hunter Education Upland Game Hunting Clinics Set in September
8/24 Butte College Partners with Department of Fish and Game to Train New Wardens
En Español: El Departamento de Pesca y Cazeria de California se asocio con el Colegio de Butte para entrenar nuevos Guardianes de Pesca y Cazeria
8/22 Region 2: DFG to Host Waterfowl Hunting Clinic in Williams
8/21 Dove Season Opens September 1
8/16 Commercial Cabezon Fishery Trip Limit Decreases Sept. 1
8/14 Applications Sought for Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp Advisory Committee
8/8 Warden Wins Coveted Award

July 2007

7/27 DFG Schedules Aug. 1 Lake Davis Pike Eradication Project Open House
Project Scheduled to Begin after Labor Day
7/25 Fire Closures May Effect Deer Tag Holders
7/19 Commercial Greenlings Fishery Season Set to Close Aug. 1, 2007
7/16 DFG Application Period Opens for 2007 Sage Grouse Hunts

June 2007

6/29 Klamath/Trinity River Basin Salmon Recreational Seasons, Bag Limits, and Size Restrictions
6/27 Marine Life Protection Act Science Advisory Team Members Announced
6/22 Hunts Scheduled for Carrizo Plains Ecological Reserve, Chimineas Unit
6/22 Stay Safe in Bear Country
6/21 Region 3: Grizzly Island Wildlife Area Closed Between July 29 and September 14, 2007
6/21 Region 3: DFG Announces Rabbit Hunting Opportunities at Grizzley Island Wildlife Area
6/13 Junior Deer Hunting Opportunity at Carrizo Plain Ecological Reserve
6/8 Region 2: Top Winners Announced for the 23rd Annual Nature Bowl Competition
6/1 Deadline for Big Game Drawing June 4

May 2007

5/31 Fish and Game Requests Immediate Actions to Protect Delta Smelt
5/31 Recreational Groundfish Season Opens June 1 in the North-Central California Coast Region
5/24 DFG Urges Boaters not to Import Quagga Mussels over Memorial Day Weekend
5/11 G. Michael Sutton Appointed to the Fish and Game Commission (PDF)
5/9 Daily Trout Bag Limit at Lake Davis Increased to 10
5/8 Popular Biodiversity Atlas Reprinted
5/8 California’s Hunting License Turns 100
DFG Celebrates With Collectible Centennial License
5/4 Northern Pike Checkpoint Scheduled For May 19 at Lake Davis

April 2007

4/27 Recreational Groundfish Season Opens May 1 along Northern and South-Central California Coast
4/27 Department of Fish and Game Sponsors Big Game Hunting Clinic
4/25 DFG’s Hunter Education Instructor of the Year Selected
4/13 Commission Gives Final Approval for Central Coast Marine Protected Areas (PDF)
4/4

Statement of California Fish and Game Director Ryan Broddrick on the Buena Vista Lagoon Sewage Spill

March 2007

3/30 WCB Names John Donnelly Executive Director
3/29 Recreational Ocean Salmon Season Opens April 7, from Point Arena to the California-Mexico Border
3/28 DFG seeks public input on development of the 2007 Klamath River and Trinity River Fishing Regulations
3/23 Sport Fishing Season on Smith River Main Stem Closes April 30
DFG Corrects Error in Regulations Booklet
3/22 Abalone Season Reopens on the North Coast on April 1
3/21 Region 2: DFG Announces Spring and Summer Youth Archery Classes
3/15 DFG Announces Salmon, Steelhead Restoration Plans for Battle Creek
3/14 Region 2: Special Draw for Yuba River Fishing Access
3/12 Region 5: Shellmaker Island Tour Scheduled Saturday, March 17
3/9 Warden Pilot Guides Rescue Effort in Sierra Nevada
3/8 Deadline Extended For Turkey Hunt Drawings
3/6 DFG to Honor Wardens for Valor, Lifesaving Efforts, Present Purple Star, at Sacramento Awards Ceremony
3/5 Six Suspects Arrested in Sturgeon Poaching Operation

February 2007

2/26 Region 1: SPECIAL 2007 SPRING WILD TURKEY HUNTS SCHEDULED AT LAKE MENDOCINO
2/22 MLPA: Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman Announces
Blue Ribbon Task Force for the MLPA Initiative’s Second Phase
2/21 Region 2: Steelhead Spawning Underway At Nimbus Hatchery
2/16 New Sturgeon Regulations/Fishing Report Card Goes Into Effect March 1
2/16 DFG Realigns Regional Boundaries To Improve Resource Management
2/16 DFG to Host Public Salmon Informational Meetings
2/15 Junior Hunts at Cañada de los Osos
2/14 New Zealand Mud Snails Found At Hot Creek Hatchery
Potential Impacts for Recreational Sport Fishing In Eastern Sierra
2/8 American River Trout Hatchery Announces Temporary Public Closure
2/6 Region 1: Free Mad River Hatchery Tours Offered to the Public
2/5 Location Changed for Feb. 8 Public Meeting on Lake Davis Pike Eradication Project
2/5 DFG Lieutenant Wins Eighth Annual CBH/SAA Employee Of The Year Award
2/1 Public Asked to Help Halt Spread of Quagga Mussel
DFG Opens Toll-Free Information Line (866) 440-9530

January 2007

1/30 DFG Director Broddrick Statement on PacifiCorp
1/30 DFG sponsors 10th Annual Wild Turkey Expo in Sacramento
1/30 Steelhead Fishing Report Cards Due Jan. 31
1/25 DFG Offers 11 Hunting and Wilderness Survival Clinics in 2007
1/25 ALTHOUGH NOT A DANGER TO HUMANS, PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE THAT AVIAN CHOLERA IS COMMON THIS TIME OF YEAR
1/23 DFG Announces Project to Eradicate Northern Pike from Lake Davis
Public Workshop Scheduled in Portola on Feb. 8
1/22 (Media Advisory) DFG to Announce Pike Eradication Project Tuesday
1/19 Invasive Quagga Mussels Identified in California
Public's Help Requested As Part Of Multi-agency Response, Toll Free Line 1-866-440-9530
1/12 DFG Offers 2-day Wilderness Survival Clinic Feb. 3-4
1/12 Region 3: DFG Announces Falconry Hunting at Grizzly Island Wildlife Area
1/11 AVIAN CHOLERA CAUSES BIRD DIE-OFF AT BUTTE SINK
1/8 California Fishing Passport Program Begins Jan. 11 at the International Sportsmen's Expo in San Mateo
1/5 DFG and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Will Hold a Special Waterfowl Hunting Weekend for Young Hunters
1/5 DFG Highlights Three New Programs at the 2007 Sportsmen’s Shows