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  • Reward Offered for Return of Sturgeon Tags from California Delta

    Reward Offered for Return of Sturgeon Tags from California Delta

    State and federal fisheries officials are asking for public assistance and offering a $20 reward for the return of each satellite tag from green sturgeon. The satellite tags, which are programmed to release from the fish after a predetermined time, are most likely to be found along the open ocean coastal portions of San Francisco and San Mateo counties, and the shores and waters of San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay and the Delta.

  • Toyota Angler Of The Year Championship Bound For Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

    Toyota Angler Of The Year Championship Bound For Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

    The nation's top bass anglers will compete for more than $1 million in payouts and berths in the 2016 Bassmaster Classic during the 2015 Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year Championship, Sept. 17-20, on Sturgeon Bay out of Door County, Wis. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Aaron Martens clinched his third AOY title early after earning enough points at Detroit's Lake St. Clair event.

  • Responsible Angling Practices Help Conserve Sturgeon

    Responsible Angling Practices Help Conserve Sturgeon

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is asking anglers to use caution and extra vigilance to help conserve California's white sturgeon and green sturgeon populations, both of which are being impacted by the drought.

  • Drought Prompts Sturgeon Moratorium on Columbia, Snake Rivers

    Drought Prompts Sturgeon Moratorium on Columbia, Snake Rivers

    The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will close sturgeon fishing on portions of the Columbia and Snake rivers under temporary rules to reduce stress on the fish caused by low, warm water conditions. - See more at: http://www.thefishingwire.com/story/351750#sthash.CeTMM4Fu.dpuf

  • Appeals Court Upholds Habitat Protections for Threatened Green Sturgeon in California, Oregon, Washington

    Appeals Court Upholds Habitat Protections for Threatened Green Sturgeon in California, Oregon, Washington

    Spawning Habitat in Sacramento River Preserved; Developers' Lawsuit Denied SAN FRANCISCO— The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals last week upheld the designation of 8.6 million acres of critical habitat for the threatened green sturgeon in California, Oregon and Washington, including the sturgeon's only remaining spawning habitat in the Sacramento River.

  • California Encourages Anglers to Return White Sturgeon "Report Cards"

    California Encourages Anglers to Return White Sturgeon "Report Cards"

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is working to keep the state's white sturgeon population from declining precipitously. Much of that work is estimating the number of fish harvested (kept), the harvest rate and population size.