Hello, and welcome to another issue of the Marine Management News, the DFG Marine Region newsletter for everyone interested in the management and conservation of California's living marine resources. In this issue, we bring you news regarding California Chinook salmon research, historical records of party boat landings, and a feature article about a slimy fish off our coast that is being targeted by a re-emerging commercial fishery. We test your fish identification knowledge as well, give you information about interesting ocean creatures, take you with us to the bottom of San Francisco Bay, and much more.

To read the latest issue of the Marine Management News as a PDF file, which includes full color pictures, go to www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/pdfs/mmn0509.pdf.

Here are the articles from the May 2009 issue of the Marine Management News:

Rising to the Challenge: Collaborative Research Improves Management of California's Chinook Salmon www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#salmon

The Marine Life Protection Act: The North-Central Coast, A Study Region in Review www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#mlpa

Landing Seventy-Two Years of Sport Fishing History: Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel log books 1936-2009 www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#cpfv

Marine Management News Fish Identification Quiz!

www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#idquiz

January 2009 "Mystery" Fish: Redtail Surfperch (the prize winner's name may be familiar to some of you...!) www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#surfperch

Hagfish: A Re-Emerging Commercial Fishery www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#hagfish

DFG Divers Survey San Francisco Bay's Underwater Vegetation www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#sfbay

New Publications

www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#seagrass

Get Hooked on the Marine Region and MLPA Initiative Web Sites!

www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#website

Creature Feature: Jacksmelt

www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#jacksmelt

Upcoming Commission and Council Meetings www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/newsletter/0509.asp#meetings

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Want to know the latest fishing regulations in your area? Visit the California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations Map at www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/fishing_map.asp.

Ever wonder how big the state record vermilion rockfish is? Visit the DFG Marine Regions Record Sport Fish page at www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/faqtrph3.asp.

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