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Southern Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Delayed in Ocean Waters North of Bodega Head
by CDFW, NOVEMBER 10, 2018

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has delayed the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery from Bodega Head, Sonoma County north to the Sonoma/Mendocino county line. The commercial Dungeness crab fishery south of this area will open as scheduled on Thursday, Nov. 15. State health agencies determined that Dungeness crab in state waters from Bodega...
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JOHN MCMANUS REACTS AND ISSUES STATEMENT AFTER WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD VOTE
by John McManus, NOVEMBER 9, 2018

San Francisco -- November 8, 2018 Background: On November 7 the State Water Resources Control Board voted to delay, again, a critical vote to improve flow conditions on the San Joaquin River and its tributaries. The Board delayed that vote for at least 30 days. For 22 years, the existing State Water Board flow standards have failed to stop the slow...
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Wildlife biologists conducting spotlight deer surveys in Douglas County
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists are conducting nighttime spotlight surveys of deer populations around Douglas County. All state trucks in the survey are clearly marked with large ODFW placards and flashing amber strobe lights. District spotlight surveys include county roads along the Umpqua Valley floor and remote locations throughout Douglas County foothills. Both black-tailed and Columbian white-tailed deer are...
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Portions of Siletz River to reopen for Chinook fishing on Nov. 10
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Siletz River

Emergency regulations restricting Chinook fishing have helped put Siletz River fall Chinook on a path toward achieving spawning escapement objectives for the basin. Effective Saturday, Nov. 10, the section of the Siletz River from the mouth upstream to the ODFW marker located 1,200 feet above the Ojalla Bridge is open to Chinook angling through Dec. 31. ;The river upstream of the...
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Dealing with Troublemaking Ravens
by CDFW, NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Question: We are a small family farm and raise chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese. I know that there is a provision in the Fish and Game regulations that allows landowners to destroy (shoot) crows that are damaging farm fields or other crops. However, we have a problem with ravens that have eaten many eggs and disturbed our birds on nests. We...
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Over the Moon for Moon Snails
by CDFW, NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Question: Can I catch moon snails in Marin County? I read one regulation that said no moon snails can be caught north of the Golden Gate Bridge, but I want to catch them at Dillon Beach. (Douglas) Answer: You read the regulations correctly. Moon snails are classified as mollusks and the state’s saltwater fishing regulations address them specifically. They are open to fishing...
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