459 electrofishing devices – 165 of which were voluntarily surrendered – and 106 units of water drag and hoop nets. Additionally, authorities dismantled three sites used for the production and ...

What’s right? Fishing nets come in a variety of lengths, shapes, and sizes and are made from a variety of materials.

Rockfish anglers have moved to the nearshore area now we’ve passed into November. The deep reefs past 300 feet are now closed ...

Rare depictions of Stone Age net fishing have surfaced on engraved stones thanks to an imaging technique that gives magnification a digital boost. Previously unnoticed lines etched into eight ...

Recreational crabbers should also implement best practices when fishing with hoop nets or crab traps in open Fishing Zones, as described in the Best Practices Guide. CDFW anticipates the next risk ...

Conservationists say amid multiple challenges, the most worrying are human activities, river pollution, and the depletion of fish in rivers and streams. Of late, fishing nets placed in rivers and ...

The use of hoop nets and crab snares isn’t affected by the trap prohibition. Recreational crab traps are allowed in Fishing Zones 1 and 2 — the northernmost California coast. They’re also allowed in ...

fishing with nets in areas where bottom-traps that can entangle them are already deployed. The main impacts of abandoned or lost fishing gear are: continued catches of fish -- known as “ghost ...