Abalone
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California's Recreational Red Abalone Fishery Closes Through 2026
While the spring season typically signals the start of the recreational red abalone season, CDFW has a reminder for anglers in Northern California
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Abalone Poachers Stopped in the Act
While on patrol, the officers observed the silhouettes of two subjects on the rocks of a jetty.
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SoCal Endangered Steelhead and Abalone
hese once iconic species also live alongside 22 million people, including the native Chumash people who have lived in Southern California for more than 7,000 years.
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Closure of California Recreational Abalone Fishery for 2018
The California Fish and Game Commission yesterday voted to close the 2018 northern California recreational abalone fishery due to ongoing environmental conditions that have significantly impacted the abalone resource. The closure affects next year’s recreational abalone season, which was scheduled to open on April 1, 2018.
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2017 Abalone Survey Participation Deadline Extended in California
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has extended the deadline to participate in an online public survey about recreational fishing for red abalone. To allow for greater participation, the survey will be open through April 30.
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Last Month of Abalone Season
Nov. 30 is the last day of the 2016 recreational red abalone season. Novemberis your last chance this season at the largest abalone in the world! In addition to a fishing license, an abalone report card is required. Abalone may only be taken from 8 a.m. to one-half hour after sunset.
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Poachers Fined for Illegally Taking Abalone in Southern California
Warden Rob Rojas and Warden Jon Holemo work together to recover a game bag the suspected poachers attempted to discard.
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Red Abalone Public Workshop to be Presented in Santa Cruz
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is currently working on a Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the North Coast Recreational Red Abalone Fishery. As part of CDFW’s efforts to encourage public participation in the plan development process, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and CDFW will jointly conduct a workshop on the topic. TNC is providing financial support for the event.
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Abalone Season Opens April 1 along the Northern California Coast
California’s popular red abalone sport fishery season will open April 1 in most waters north of San Francisco Bay. However, parts of Fort Ross State Historical Park remain closed to the take of abalone.
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San Francisco Bay Area Abalone Poachers Fined $20K Each
Three San Francisco men received thousands of dollars in fines and other penalties after pleading no contest to illegally poaching 59 abalone in November 2014. The daily bag limit for abalone is three.confiscated abalone Jinfu Wu, 43, Wei Q Wu, 27, and Jin He Li, 35, all of San Francisco, were each fined $20,000 (Wu and Li had $5,000 suspended) and sentenced to 36 months of probation and 240 hours of community service.
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