Officials enact new ban on longstanding fishing practice off US coast: 'Forward-looking approach'

As reported by SeafoodSource, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1056 on Oct. 13. The bill will gradually ...

NOAA reports spike in whale entanglements off California coast, latest bad news in year of threats in and out of the ocean

Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.

Why holiday crab tradition in California faces another disrupted season

Humpback whales and domoic acid contamination are putting the brakes on California's commercial Dungeness crab fishery this ...

California passes law to phase out gillnet fishing in state waters to protect underwater wildlife

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law aimed at protecting marine life by gradually phasing out the use of set ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Gillnets Get Death Knell Around Channel Islands

Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1056, which will phase out gillnet fishing in waters off Southern California.

California commercial Dungeness crab season delayed across the state

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has delayed the opening of commercial crabbing season statewide to protect ...
Sierra Sun Times

Sponsored by Oceana, Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Assemblymember Steve Bennett’s Bill to Protect California Ocean Biodiversity

Governor Newsom has signed into law AB 1056 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura). The bill—sponsored by Oceana and ...

California’s 2025 commercial Dungeness crab season delayed to protect whales

Again this year, California officials are delaying the state’s commercial Dungeness crab season because of the “numerous ...