On Dec. 11, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to extend the closure of the recreational red abalone fishery for ...

California wildlife officials have extended a ban on abalone harvesting in Northern California until 2036 for environmental ...

In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. In the late 1850s, Chinese immigrants who moved to California after the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The council overseeing U.S. Pacific coast fisheries issued a new recommendation Tuesday for “very limited” recreational salmon fishing through the end of 2025, according to the ...

William "Captain Smitty" Smith stands for a portrait at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay in 2024. (Loren Elliott / For The Times) After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the ...

Explore California’s thriving freediving and spearfishing communities—where ocean culture, conservation, and coastal ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law aimed at protecting marine life by gradually phasing out the use of set gillnets, a type of commercial fishing gear linked to widespread ocean ...

Fishery regulators have voted to ban commercial fishing for Chinook salmon along the California coast for an unprecedented third consecutive year because of low population numbers. A fishery ...

CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. (AP) — Strands of kelp glow in the dim morning light off California’s Channel Islands as fish and sea lions weave through the golden fronds. It’s a scene of remarkable ...

California’s commercial fishing fleet depends on catching salmon, but low population numbers could lead regulators to shut down or sharply limit fishing this year. Salmon fishing was banned in 2023 ...

LA JOLLA, Calif. - A group of kayakers and snorkelers in Southern California encountered a rare deep-sea fish, which is drawing attention from marine scientists and conservationists. The discovery of ...