Recreational
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CDFW Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
Deployment and use of crab traps in any recreational crab fishery (including rock crab) is temporarily restricted
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Current California Ocean Recreational Fishing Regulations
This summary of current regulations was updated on September 16, 2023
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Health Hazard and Spiny Lobster Recreational and Commercial Fisheries
Set to Open with Delays in Portions of Los Angeles and Orange Counties Due to Public Health Hazard
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NOAA Exaggerated Recreational Catch Data
In a statement, recreational fishing advocacy groups said this is the third time in 13 years that serious inaccuracies have been uncovered in NOAA’s recreational fishery data program.
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NOAA Fisheries Approves Plan That Sets Recreational Fishing Data Priorities On The West Coast
Priorities outlined in the plan include supporting enhanced electronic data collection; increasing onboard sampling of commercial passenger fishing vessels or recreational charter boats...
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IMPACT OF WOMEN IN RECREATIONAL FISHING
Following a record increase in participation in 2020, women and anglers in general continue to find enjoyment, companionship, and peace of mind on the water, according to data from the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation’s (RBFF) 2023 Special Report on Fishing. In 2022, 54.5 million Americans ages six and over went fishing, an increase of 4 percent over 2021 and just under 2020’s high of 54.7 million.
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RECREATIONAL HARVEST OF STRIPED BASS IN 2023
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Striped Bass Management Board (Board) voted to take emergency action to implement a 31” maximum size limit for all striped bass recreational fisheries.
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CDFW Lifts Trap Restrictions in the Commercial and Recreational Dungeness Crab Fisheries
CDFW will lift the 50 percent commercial fishery trap reduction
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2022-2023 recreational spiny lobster season
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Happy Autumn!
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Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery to Close August 7
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the recreational Pacific halibut fishery will close
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Recreational fisheries survey
What does CDFW do with data from its recreational sport fishing surveys?
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Input On 2022 Recreational Pacific Halibut Season Dates
California anglers who are interested in the recreational Pacific halibut fishery are invited to participate in an online survey
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2022 Rockfish Recreational Bag Limits Reduced
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announces multiple changes to recreational rockfish sub-bag limits which are expected to take effect Jan. 6, 2022.
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