California crabbers hold off on fishing, pending price negotiations

https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/may19/new-deep-sea-coral-species-cordell-bank-national-marine-sanctuary.html Dozens of deep-sea corals thrive off the California coast, but many are still unknown to science. Scientists recently described a new species of deep-sea coral found 22 miles west of Point Reyes National Seashore. […]

https://www.slc.ca.gov/content-types/2021-biennial-report-on-the-marine-invasive-species-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2021-biennial-report-on-the-marine-invasive-species-program This is the tenth biennial report to the California Legislature, and it summarizes California Marine Invasive Species Program activities from January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2019. 2021 Biennial Report on the Marine Invasive […]

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532337-trump-vetoes-bipartisan-driftnet-fishing-billPresident Trump on Friday vetoed a bill that would gradually eliminate the use of large-scale driftnet fishing in federal waters off the coast of California.“By forcing the West Coast drift gillnet fishery to use alternative […]