While polar bears are often the face of climate change vulnerability, freshwater fish may face just as many or even greater challenges from a shifting climate. Freshwater fish are already among the most imperiled animals on the planet, and climate change represents a major threat to the numerous ecological, cultural, and economic benefits that fish provide. In addition, freshwater habitats such...
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New Regulations for Spring Salmon
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Trinity River

At the Feb. 6th California Fish and Game Commission meeting, the Karuk Tribe and the Salmon River Restoration Council submitted a petition to the Commission suggesting that declining population trends and a low abundance of the Spring Run Chinook salmon makes them vulnerable to extinction. Once a petition for listing a species is presented and accepted by the Commission, emergency...
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Fierce Weather on the Yuba
by Jon Baiocchi, FEBRUARY 18, 2019


What a series of storms! That was impressive to say the least. My new home above Nevada City is at the 3,100 foot elevation so we saw a little more snow than down below. But that didn't really matter since the storm warmed up with a sub-tropical Atmospheric River that provided rain on top of the snow creating more flooding issues....
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Hunting Partner Laws?
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 18, 2019


Question: Is it legal to bring along a friend or family member on a hunting trip if they do not have a license or tag? I have found nothing in the regs book. Also, when hunting with an archery-only tag in the general season, is it legal to be hunting with someone who carries a general rifle tag and rifle? (Chris Gaylor) Answer: No problem...
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Cost for Short Lobster Citation?
by CDFW, FEBRUARY 18, 2019


Question: I was lobster fishing recently and didn’t realize until I was pulling up my hoop nets that I’d left my measuring gauge in the car by mistake. I was sure that the lobster I caught was of legal size, but when the game warden measured it, it was short. I am worried how much this is going to cost...
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Sportsmen’s Bills Pass Senate
by Boone and Crockett Club, FEBRUARY 17, 2019


The Boone and Crockett Club, the oldest wildlife conservation group in the U.S., on February 12, praised the Senate’s passage of the Natural Resources Management Act (S. 47), a bipartisan package of bills that includes several key pieces of the Sportsmen’s Act. “This is good news for all sportsmen concerned about access to places to hunt, fish, target shoot and recreate...
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