Recreation
NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Jackson Demonstration State Forest will be conducting research projects within the entire South Fork Caspar Watershed/Timber Harvest Plan area, except for the County Road 408 Rock Pit Area, and is temporarily closing the area to firearm use.
This notice is in accordance with Section 1438, Title 14, California Code of Regulations.
An area immediately adjacent to County Road 408 that is frequented by recreational shooters will remain open, where all other areas within the South Fork Watershed/THP area will be closed to the use of firearms beginning immediately until May 20, 2020.
This temporary closure is for public and worker safety during research project implementation.
Maps and information regarding this temporary closure within the South Fork Caspar THP are posted in locations near the THP.
For additional information, including a map of the Jackson Demonstration State Forest, contact the forest office at 707-964-5674 or the Web site at www.fire.ca.gov .
This notice is in accordance with Section 1438, Title 14, California Code of Regulations.
An area immediately adjacent to County Road 408 that is frequented by recreational shooters will remain open, where all other areas within the South Fork Watershed/THP area will be closed to the use of firearms beginning immediately until May 20, 2020.
This temporary closure is for public and worker safety during research project implementation.
Maps and information regarding this temporary closure within the South Fork Caspar THP are posted in locations near the THP.
For additional information, including a map of the Jackson Demonstration State Forest, contact the forest office at 707-964-5674 or the Web site at www.fire.ca.gov .
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- Written by: Jackson Demonstration State Forest
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced increases to the recreational canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger), black rockfish (S. melanops) and lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) daily limits.
Within the statewide Rockfish Cabezon Greenlings Complex daily bag limit of 10 fish, the sub-bag limit for canary rockfish will increase from two to three fish, and the sub-bag limit for black rockfish will increase from three to four fish.
The daily bag limit for lingcod will increase from one to two fish for areas south of 40°10' N. lat (near Cape Mendocino), returning the statewide bag limit for lingcod to two fish. The changes are effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2019.
Limited retention of canary rockfish in California's recreational fishery began in 2017 as a result of the stock being declared rebuilt.
Because retention of canary rockfish had been prohibited in recreational fisheries off California for more than a decade, incremental increases to the daily sub-bag limit are being implemented to balance fishing opportunity while keeping catch within harvest limits.
Less optimistic stock assessment outcomes for black rockfish in 2015 and lingcod in 2017 resulted in a reduction to both the harvest limits and bag limits for these species.
A review of the most recent recreational catch information showed that less catch for these species occurred during 2017 and 2018 than anticipated.
This prompted the current increase in the statewide black rockfish sub-bag limit and lingcod bag limit south of Cape Mendocino to better achieve allowable harvest.
Catches of several important groundfish species, including canary and black rockfish, are monitored weekly to ensure harvest limits are not exceeded.
Pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 14, section 27.20(e), CDFW has the authority to make in-season modifications to the recreational fishery, including adjustments to bag and sub-bag limits.
For more information regarding groundfish regulations, management and fish identification tools, please visit the CDFW Marine Region Groundfish webpage.
Within the statewide Rockfish Cabezon Greenlings Complex daily bag limit of 10 fish, the sub-bag limit for canary rockfish will increase from two to three fish, and the sub-bag limit for black rockfish will increase from three to four fish.
The daily bag limit for lingcod will increase from one to two fish for areas south of 40°10' N. lat (near Cape Mendocino), returning the statewide bag limit for lingcod to two fish. The changes are effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 2019.
Limited retention of canary rockfish in California's recreational fishery began in 2017 as a result of the stock being declared rebuilt.
Because retention of canary rockfish had been prohibited in recreational fisheries off California for more than a decade, incremental increases to the daily sub-bag limit are being implemented to balance fishing opportunity while keeping catch within harvest limits.
Less optimistic stock assessment outcomes for black rockfish in 2015 and lingcod in 2017 resulted in a reduction to both the harvest limits and bag limits for these species.
A review of the most recent recreational catch information showed that less catch for these species occurred during 2017 and 2018 than anticipated.
This prompted the current increase in the statewide black rockfish sub-bag limit and lingcod bag limit south of Cape Mendocino to better achieve allowable harvest.
Catches of several important groundfish species, including canary and black rockfish, are monitored weekly to ensure harvest limits are not exceeded.
Pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 14, section 27.20(e), CDFW has the authority to make in-season modifications to the recreational fishery, including adjustments to bag and sub-bag limits.
For more information regarding groundfish regulations, management and fish identification tools, please visit the CDFW Marine Region Groundfish webpage.
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- Written by: California Department of Fish and Wildlife
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