National Marine Fisheries Service I am very pleased to report that HSU grad student Liz Perkins, who conducted the first Pacific halibut study funded in partnership by HASA and Sea Grant, is working for NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). …
SALMON MANAGEMENT LINES and WHITING BOAT BY-CATCH PROPOSALS
New Salmon Management Line at Klamath: The PFMC had a few proposals brought to them in the November meeting that should be of interest to us in the Klamath Management Zone area (KMZ). The first request is from the Salmon …
Crabs and Domoic Acid
Unless you’re lucky enough to have been on an extended out of state hunting trip or vacation, you are well aware of the statewide delay of the recreational Dungeness crab season. The following is a brief summary of the issue …
GROUNDFISH Fall 2015– A LOOK FORWARD TO 2016
The 2015 season has come to a close and now begins the task of constructing the groundfish regulations not only for 2016, but for the 2017/18 next biennial specification cycle. The 2016 season should be essentially the same as the …
Persidents Message Fall 2015
Well, there wasn’t a whole lot of offshore fishing to be had since the last newsletter. The albacore headed north of us, Pacific halibut season closed early (see p. 12), and salmon season ended with some windy weather. The Bluefin …
HALIBUT REVIEW – Fall 2015
The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) set the area 2A allocation of 970,000 lbs for 2015. California received 4% of the non-tribal portion of this allocation which amounted to 25,220 net pounds. Due to our success in past years the …
El Niño Impacts on Northern California Fishing
El Niño is a recurring climatic pattern that occurs every two to seven years involving a warming of the waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and a weakening in the easterly trade winds. The warmer than normal …