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ODFW Salmon and Trout Advisory Committee to meet in Salem on Dec. 7
by ODFW, NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee will meet Thursday, Dec. 7 beginning at 8 a.m. in the Commission Room at the ODFW Headquarters Office, 4034 Fairview Industrial Drive in Salem. The meeting is open to the public and the agenda includes STEP program planning, STEP program updates, and review of mini-grant applications. The...
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CDFW December Events Calendar
by CDFW, NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Weekends — Guided Wildlife Tours at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area, 3207 Rutherford Road, Gridley (95948), 12:30 p.m. The 90-minute walking tour covers slightly more than a half-mile through this premier birding spot that highlights migratory waterfowl and other wetland wildlife. Tours are cancelled in the event of heavy rain. No reservations are necessary for groups of less than 20 people. This...
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Commercial Dungeness Crab Season in Northern California (Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties) Delayed Due to Crab Quality Testing
by CDFW, NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Eureka Coast

Due to poor crab meat quality test results conducted at the beginning of November, the Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has issued a memo delaying the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season in Fish and Game Districts 6, 7, 8 and 9 (Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties) for a minimum of 15 days until Dec. 16, under...
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Secretary of Interior Suspends Tamwg
Trinity River Fishing
by E.B. Duggan, NOVEMBER 27, 2017
Trinity River

On Monday November 20, 2017, I was officially notified by the Designated Federal Officer to the Trinity Management Council (TMC), that the Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG) of the Trinity River Restoration Project (TRRP) was “indefinitely suspended by the Secretary of Interior”. This means that “Stake Holders” to the Trinity River Restoration Project will no longer be represented for any...
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Forest Service Opens Upper Chetco Put-ins
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, NOVEMBER 25, 2017
Chetco River

The U.S. Forest Service just issued a news release last week that popular upper Chetco River put-ins and take outs such as Miller Bar, Nook Bar and the South Fork Bluffs camping area will now be officially open to folks visiting those areas. This applies most especially to boaters who float the Chetco. Forest visitors should be aware that these areas...
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Is Lobster Poaching from Commercial Traps a Felony?
by CDFW, NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Question: I recently heard that a recreational lobster diver who takes lobster from a commercial lobster trap could be arrested and booked into jail on felony charges. Is this true? (Anonymous diver, Orange County) Answer: Yes, it’s true. California Penal Code, section 487 includes several subsections that describe Grand Theft, which is in fact, a felony. A recreational diver who steals fish, shellfish,...
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