Month: April 2015

Fishing resumes in waters fouled by California oil spill

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By – Associated Press – Tuesday, June 30, 2015   SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife allowed fishing to resume on Monday across 138 square miles of water off the Santa Barbara coast that was closed following last month’s huge oil spill. Fish and Wildlife officials said decided to …

Recreational Spiny Lobster Season to Open Oct. 3

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  10/01/2015 – J. W. Snyder – SWFN    Thousands of lobster fishermen are eagerly awaiting the start of the sport season for California’s spiny lobster, which opens Saturday, Oct. 3 and continues through March 16, 2016. There is currently a strong El Niño event occurring in the eastern Pacific, with above-average water temperatures expected …