By Otis Horning, CDFW Environmental Scientist After a great day on the water fishing, you have done your part and participated in the California Recreational Fisheries Survey (CRFS). The friendly California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) employee (or “CRFS …
A Sneak Peek at Ling Cod Survey Results
To give you a recap of the project methods and range: -Lingcod were caught from 7 geographically distinct regions in the US West Coast: Southern CA, Central CA, Northern CA, Oregon, Washington, Puget Sound, and Southeast Alaska. -300 fish were …
Pacific Halibut Quota Discussion
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the PFMC Groundfish Advisory Panel (GAP) has proposed some additional Catch Share Plan (CSP) alternatives for the PFMC to analyze this fall (also see Tom’s summary on page 4). At the …
Humboldt Currents Summer 2017
This issue’s cover photo was provided by a proud dad. Todd Wagner of Bucksport Sporting Goods snapped this shot of his son, Adam, with a great black rockfish at Cape Mendocino. This is the kind of fish we all love …
Capsize your Kayak
Flipping your kayak upside down while fishing offshore is not a good thing. Especially if you did not plan for it. That was one of many mistakes that led to my capsizing in Trinidad Bay. First, I did not …
Ahoy, Captain! Plastics off the Starboard Bow!
What resides in the oceans and grows an estimated 8.8 million tons per year? The answer is discarded plastic. Some of this debris washes back onto the world’s beaches and the rest heads offshore. Much of the debris ends up …
2017 Groundfish Summer Report
TUNA, TUNA, TUNA…that’s the best news we’ve had this summer! For a brief period in early August, with a cut-off low calming down the water off Northern California, we were treated with a flurry of tuna action. It started in …
President’s Message Summer 2017
I hope everyone has had a great summer on the ocean. Despite the lack of a salmon season for those of us fishing north of Horse Mountain, we have been fortunate to have other opportunities this year. The California halibut …