Department of Fish and Game

Calendar of Events

The Marine Region Calendar of Events contains information about events of interest to the public. Each listing contains a short summary of the event and a link to access additional information.

2008

November   December


2009

January   February   March   April   May   June   July

August   September   October   November   December

 

November 2008

November 1
Recreational Dungeness Crab Season Opens Statewide

Additional Information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/dungeness.asp

November 2-7
Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

San Diego
Additional Information: www.pcouncil.org/events/future.html

November 4
Marine Life Prectection Act (MLPA) Blue Ribbon Task Force Meeting

Los Angeles
Additional Information: www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp

November 6
Port Hueneme Harbor Safety Committee Meeting

1:00 p.m., Oxnard Harbor District
Additional Information: (805) 488-3677

November 12
MLPA Science Advisory Team Meeting

Los Angeles
Additional Information: www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp

November 13-14
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Huntington Beach
Additional Information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2008/2008mtgs.asp

November 18-19
South Coast Regional Stakeholders Group Meeting

Ventura
Additional Information: www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp

November 19
San Diego Harbor Safety Committee Meeting

10:00 a.m., San Diego
Additional Information: danielle@sdcoastkeeper.org

November 20
North Coast Harbor Safety Committee & Area Plan Meeting

9:00 a.m., Eureka
Additional Information: suzie@portofhumboldtbay.org

 

December 2008

December 1
Recreational Red Abalone Season Closed

Additional Information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/abalone.asp
Recreational groundfish season closed for boat-based anglers, from Pt. Arena, Mendocino County to Point Conception, Santa Barbara County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral
Recreational lingcod season closed for ALL anglers, from Pt. Arena, Mendocino County to the U.S.- Mexico border
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod

December 11-12
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Sacramento
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2008/2008mtgs.asp

December 17
MLPA Science Advisory Team Meeting

Additional Information: www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp

 

January 2009

January 1
Recreational groundfish season closed for boat-based anglers, from Point Conception, Santa Barbara County to the U.S.-Mexico border, including all Cowcod Conservation Areas

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral

January 13-14
South Coast Regional Stakeholders Group Meeting

Additional Information: www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp

January 27
MLPA Science Advisory Team Meeting

Additional Information: www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp

 

February 2008

February 5-6
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Sacramento
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp

 

March 2009

March 1
Recreational groundfish season opens for boat-based anglers, from Point Conception, Santa Barbara County to the U.S.-Mexico border, including all Cowcod Conservation Areas

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral

March 5-6
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Monterey
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp

March 8-13
Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

Seattle, Washington
Additional information: www.pcouncil.org/events/future.html

March 19
Recreational California spiny lobster season closed

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/pdfs/lobsterbrochure.pdf

 

April 2009

April 1
Recreational lingcod season open for ALL anglers, from Point Conception, Santa Barbara County to the U.S.-Mexico border, including all Cowcod Conservation Areas

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod
Recreational California grunion season closed
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/grnindx3.asp
Recreational red abalone season opens
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/abalone.asp
Recreational surfperch season closed (except for shiner perch) in San Francisco and San Pablo bays
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/status/report2003/surfperches.pdf

April 4-9
Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

San Francisco
Additional information: www.pcouncil.org/events/future.html

April 8-9
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Crescent City
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp

 

May 2009

May 1
Pacific halibut season opens

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont8.asp#pachalibut
Pismo clam season closed, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/status/report2006/pismoclam.pdf

May 7-8
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Upland
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp

May 15
Recreational groundfish season opens for boat-based anglers, from Pigeon Point, San Mateo County to Point Conception, Santa Barbara County

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral
Recreational lingcod season opens for ALL anglers, from Pigeon Point, San Mateo County to Point Conception, Santa Barbara County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod
Recreational groundfish season opens for boat-based anglers from the California-Oregon border to Point Arena, Mendocino County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral
Recreational lingcod season opens for ALL anglers, from the California-Oregon border to Point Arena, Mendocino County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod

 

June 2009

June 1
Recreational California grunion season opens

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/grnindx3.asp

June 13
Recreational groundfish season opens for boat-based anglers, from Point Arena, Mendocino County to Pigeon Point, San Mateo County

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral
Recreational lingcod season opens for ALL anglers, from Point Arena, Mendocino County to Pigeon Point, San Mateo County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod

June 13-18
Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

Spokane, Washington
Additional information: www.pcouncil.org/events/future.html

June 25-26
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Stockton
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp

 

July 2009

July 1
Recreational red abalone season closed (for the month of July)

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/abalone.asp
Recreational Dungeness crab season closed, south of Mendocino County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/dungeness.asp

July 31
Recreational Dungeness crab season closed, north of Sonoma County

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/dungeness.asp

 

August 2009

August 1
Recreational surfperch season opens in San Francisco and San Pablo bays

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/status/report2003/surfperches.pdf
Recreational red abalone season reopens
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/abalone.asp

August 6-7
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Ventura
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp

August 16
Recreational groundfish season closed for boat-based anglers, from 40°10' N. latitude (near Cape Mendocino), Del Norte County to Point Arena, Mendocino County

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral
Recreational lingcod season closed for ALL anglers, from 40°10' N. latitude (near Cape Mendocino), Del Norte County to Point Arena, Mendocino County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod

 

September 2009

September 1
Pismo clam season opens, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/status/report2006/pismoclam.pdf

September 2-3
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Tahoe City/Truckee
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp

September 12-17
Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

Foster City
Additional information: www.pcouncil.org/events/future.html

September 16
Recreational groundfish and lingcod season closed for boat-based anglers, from the California-Oregon border to 40°10' N. latitude (near Cape Mendocino), Del Norte County

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral
Recreational lingcod season closed for ALL anglers, from the California-Oregon border to 40°10' N. latitude (near Cape Mendocino), Del Norte County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod

 

October 2009

October 1-2
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Bishop
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp

October 3
Recreational California spiny lobster season opens

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/pdfs/lobsterbrochure.pdf

October 31 - November 5
Pacific Fishery Management Council Meeting

Costa Mesa
Additional information: www.pcouncil.org/events/future.html

 

November 2009

November 1
Recreational groundfish season closed for boat-based anglers, from Point Arena, Mendocino County to Pigeon Point, San Mateo County

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral
Recreational lingcod season closed for ALL anglers, from Point Arena, Mendocino County to Pigeon Point, San Mateo County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod
Recreational Dungeness crab season opens statewide
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/dungeness.asp

November 5-6
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

Sacramento
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp

November 16
Recreational groundfish season closed for boat-based anglers, from Pigeon Point, San Mateo County to Point Conception, Santa Barbara County

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral
Recreational lingcod season closed for ALL anglers, from Pigeon Point, San Mateo County to Point Conception, Santa Barbara County
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod

 

December 2009

December 1
Recreational lingcod season closed for ALL anglers, from Point Conception to the U.S.- Mexico border

Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont7.asp#lingcod
Recreational red abalone season closed
Additional information: www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/abalone.asp

December 10-11
California Fish and Game Commission Meeting

San Diego
Additional information: www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2009/2009mtgs.asp