Times of San Diego

California to close statewide commercial salmon fishing in May

Adult fall-run Chinook salmon congregate near the Nimbus Hatchery Fish Ladder on the American River in Sacramento County in this October 2012 file photo. (Photo by Carl Costas/California Department of ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Plan would redevelop Shelter Island commercial fishing wharf

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Board of Port Commissioners gave positive feedback Tuesday to a proposal to redevelop Driscoll’s Wharf on Shelter Island. Staff outlined plans to revamp some of the aging ...
Times of San Diego

California Salmon Fishing Banned for Second Year to Protect Dwindling Stocks

An endangered coho salmon swims during spawning season in Lagunitas Creek in Marin County. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino In a devastating blow to California’s fishing industry, federal fishery managers ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

New conservation measures will help preserve a healthy ocean from the seafloor up

Shester, Ph.D., is the California campaign director and senior scientist for Oceana — the largest nonprofit dedicated solely to ocean conservation — and grew up in Carlsbad. Designating protected ...