Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1056, which will phase out gillnet fishing in waters off Southern California.

CHANNEL ISLANDS, Calif. - In a continued effort to preserve the marine biodiversity of California's Northern Channel Islands, the global nonprofit organization Oceana and Swiss watchmaker Blancpain ...

Moving to ban fishing fleets from some of California’s richest waters, federal authorities unveiled a plan Friday that would double the size of no-fishing zones around the Channel Islands to protect ...

The fishing vessel Speranza Marie aground at Chinese Harbor at Santa Cruz Island on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Brahm U.S. Coast Guard The U.S. Coast Guard has established ...

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Lt. John Suchil, at the helm of the patrol boat Swordfish, is a few miles off the coast of Santa Rosa Island when he pulls up alongside Mark Becker’s small fishing vessel. It’s the first day of a ...