Red Abalone Workshop to be Presented in Santa Cruz
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limits have long been useful tools for abalone fishery
managers. CDFW
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The
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is currently
working on a fishery management plan for the north coast's
recreational red abalone fishery. As part of CDFW's efforts to
encourage public participation in the plan development process, the
Nature Conservancy and CDFW will jointly conduct a workshop on the
topic. The Nature Conservancy is providing financial support for the
event.
The
workshop, which is open and free to the public, will be held on
Monday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UC Santa Cruz
Horticulture II Building, Arboretum Conference Room. Directions to
the workshop location can be found online.
Fishery
scientists, citizen scientists, anglers, and managers attending the
workshop will discuss options for developing a control rule to manage
the recreational red abalone fishery. Invited speakers will describe
the use of control rules and available options for integrating
abalone size measurements into a comprehensive framework for
decision-making.
We had a fun trip. We were able to get out for a couple hours Friday before the wind kicked us out and picked up a few. My friends also went out for rock fish Sunday and did well. Short ling, no keepers but good quality rock cod.
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Hi all,
My name is Dane Monell. My friend, and I (both from Petaluma) were coming back from fishing for Ling Cod North of Bodega Bay on Saturday, 15 May. It was grey, raining, and the seas were getting rough. Close by another boat was watching as a whale breached. We headed over for a closer look. As we got closer we saw an Orca and then another, but we definitely saw a grey whale. They were attacking the whale. As we watched we saw that 2 Orcas were attacking a baby whale, and the mother was trying to defend it. The Orcas just kept coming. They would attack and pile on the calf, biting and forcing her to drown. The mother kept putting herself in between the calf and the Orcas when they were biting and pushed them away so they couldn't drown her baby. When they would push the calf under water she would dive under it and raise it up from sinking. When she did that the biting attack would resume. The Orcas were relentless. At one point we got too close. The Orcas were as big as our 20' boat, and we had to back away. Because they were all whales the air was filled with their breathe. This was a once and a life time sighting for us and we feel very lucky to see this rare natural scene.
Here is the internet link to our video of this incredible sighting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBVDUCtcr2c
Enjoy and Happy Fishing
Dane Monell
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