Rockfish
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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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rockfish dressed to impress
If there was ever a rockfish dressed to impress for the winter holidays, it is the flag rockfish (also called barber pole, because of their peppermint stripes).
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Rockfish Conservation Area (RCA) waypoints
These new flyers will be available in anticipation of the upcoming recreational boat-based groundfish fishery openers that will occur as follows:
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Scientists find The West Coast Blob brings Rockfish Boom
Unexpected interactions may have also altered the abundance of some species, from plankton that support the food web to fish that depend on them, the researchers wrote.
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Caution: Avoid Yelloweye Rockfish
In anticipation of the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds all anglers to avoid yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) when engaging in recreational ocean fishing.
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California DFW Slates Meetings on Groundfish Management
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will hold five public workshops to discuss groundfish management in California. Attendees will hear an overview of recent groundfish management and science developments and then participate in focused stakeholder discussions on potential changes to recreational and commercial fishery management measures for 2017 and 2018. Several new groundfish stock assessments conducted in 2015 show some previously overfished stocks have been restored, possibly allowing for increased fishing opportunities.
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