CA Department of Fish and Wildlife

CA Department of Fish and Wildlife

Mission The Mission of the Department of Fish and Wildlife is to manage California's diverse fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and the habitats upon which they depend, for their ecological values and for their use and enjoyment by the public

The mission of the Law Enforcement Division is to protect California s natural resources and provide public safety through effective and responsive law enforcement. Enforcement Division

What is Poaching? Take of fish/game out of season/overlimit Retention of caught fish outside of size limit Non-game birds/mammals Illegal/non-sporting methods of take Administrative violations that lead to loss of wildlife Sale of illegally harvested wildlife

Oct 2011 Redondo Beach 5 subjects/132 lobsters prior to season opener

Enforcement of Fish and Wildlife Laws 851. A deputy appointed to enforce the provisions of this code is a peace officer. The deputy has all the powers and authority conferred by law upon peace officers listed in Section 830.6 of the Penal Code to make arrests for violations of this code, and may serve all processes and notices throughout the state.

Take Defined "Take" means hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill.

New South Coast Marine Protected Areas Are in Effect as of January 1, 2012. The south coast MPA network encompasses 37 new or modified MPAs, plus the preexisting 13 MPAs and two special closures located at the northern Channel Islands. A total of 354 square miles or about 15% of coastal waters in the south coast region is located in an MPA. The complete list of South Coast MPAs includes: 18 new or modified State Marine Conservation Areas (SMCA) that allow limited recreational and commercial take (Plus two pre-existing SMCAs at Santa Cruz and AnacapaIslands) 11 new "No Take SMCAs that prohibit recreational and commercial take. Eight new "No Take" State Marine Reserves (SMRs) that prohibit recreational and commercial take.

Orange County MPAs Crystal Cove SMCA: The recreational take of finfishby hook-and-line or by spearfishing, and lobster and sea urchin is allowed. Laguna SMR / SMCA: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited. Dana Point SMCA: The recreational take of finfish by hook-andline or by spearfishing, and lobster and sea urchin is allowed.

Crystal Cove / Laguna MPA

Laguna / Dana Point MPA Sea Cliff / 3rd Avenue

Dana Point SMCA

South LA MPAs Permitted/Prohibited Uses: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited The recreational take of pelagic finfish, including Pacific bonito, and white seabass by spearfishing, and market squid by handheld dip net is allowed.

Point Vicente SMCA: Pacifica Del Mar Point Vicente SMCA

Point Vicente / Abalone Cove

Abalone Cove SMCA

Catalina MPA Arrow Point SMCA: Recreational take of invertebrates is prohibited. Take of all other living marine resources is allowed. Bird Rock SMCA: The recreational take of pelagic finfish, including Pacific bonito, by hookand-line or by spearfishing, white seabass by spearfishing and market squid by hand-held dip net is allowed.

Catalina MPA Cat Harbor SMCA: The recreational take of finfishby hook-and-line or by spearfishing, squid by hook-and-line, and lobster and sea urchin is allowed. Blue Cavern SMCA: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited Long Point SMR: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited.

Catalina MPA Feeding of fish for marine life viewing is allowed. Casino Point SMCA: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited. Lover s Cove SMCA: Take of all living marine resources is prohibited, except for recreational take by hook-and-line from the Cabrillo Mole

Farnsworth Onshore SMCA: The recreational take of pelagic finfish, including Pacific bonito, and white seabass by spearfishing, market squid by hand-held dip net, and marlin, tunas, and dorado (dolphinfish) (Coryphaena hippurus) by trolling is allowed. Farnsworth SMCA Farnsworth Offshore SMCA: The recreational take of pelagicfinfish, including Pacific bonito, by hook-and-line or by spearfishing, white seabass by spearfishing, market squid by hand-held dip net, and marlin, tunas and dorado (dolphinfish) (Coryphaena hippurus) by trolling is allowed.

Take, Finfish, Pelagic Finfish, and Coastal Pelagic Species Defined Finfish, as defined for purposes of MPA regulations, are any species of bony fish or cartilaginous fish (sharks, skates and rays). Finfish do not include amphibians, invertebrates, plants or algae. Pelagic finfish, as defined for purposes of MPA regulations, are a subset of finfish defined as: northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax), barracudas (Sphyraenaspp.), billfishes* (family Istiophoridae), dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi), jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus), Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus), salmon (Oncorhynchusspp.), Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax), blue shark (Prionace glauca), salmon shark (Lamna ditropis), shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus), thresher sharks (Alopiasspp.), swordfish (Xiphias gladius), tunas (family Scombridae), and yellowtail (Seriola lalandi). *Marlin is not allowed for commercial take. Coastal pelagic species, as defined for purposes of MPA regulations, include the following: northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax), Pacific mackerel (Scomber japonicus), jack mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus) and market squid (Loligo opalescens).

MPA Resources Sport Regulation Booklets (GPS Coordinates) Southcoast MPA Fishing Chart DFG mobile website: shows your position relative to an MPA area Boat Plotters and GPS devices DFG Local Office

Cal TIP Report Poachers & Polluters 1-888-DFG-CALTIP (888-334-2258)