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Overview April 24, 2014

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Aquafornia news June 22, 2018 Eureka Times-Standard

California crabbers, Yurok Tribe receive nearly $30 million in fisheries disaster relief

More than two years after the 2015-16 Dungeness and rock crab seasons in California was marred by toxic algae blooms, the federal government this week has allocated $25.8M in disaster funds to relieve fishermen and businesses affected by the closure. The Yurok Tribe was also allocated nearly $4M in disaster relief for its 2016 commercial salmon season, which was closed due to low numbers of returning spawners.

Aquafornia news June 15, 2018 Eureka Times-Standard

Rancher faces 35 counts in animal cruelty case involving hundreds of dead cows

The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against local rancher Ray Christie earlier this week, including seven felony counts of animal cruelty and 28 misdemeanors related to placing carcasses too close to state waters in violation of state Fish and Game regulations.

Aquafornia news June 14, 2018 Eureka Times-Standard

Group issues Humboldt Bay seafood eating guide based on mercury levels

When it comes to a recent Humboldt Baykeeper study of mercury levels in Humboldt Bay fish and shellfish, the group’s director Jennifer Kalt said there’s good news and bad news. The study found that men, women and children of all ages should avoid ingesting unsafe levels of mercury by taking leopard shark out of their diets.

Aquafornia news June 11, 2018 Eureka Times-Standard

Humboldt County beaches make ‘Beach Bummer’ list again due to fecal bacteria

For the fifth consecutive year, Humboldt County beaches placed on a pretty gross Top 10 list. Clam and Luffenholtz beaches placed fourth and sixth respectively on the environmental organization Heal the Bay’s Beach Bummers list because of poor water quality — specifically from fecal bacteria contamination.

Aquafornia news July 18, 2014 Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Lower Flows in Russian River Sought to Protect Supply in Lake Mendocino

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

Desperate to save plummeting water reserves in Lake Mendocino, a Mendocino County water agency is lobbying the state to dramatically reduce the amount that must be released downstream into the Russian River for fish and people.

Aquafornia news July 14, 2014 Chico Enterprise-Record

Drought Shutting Off Water at Letts Lake

From the Chico Enterprise-Record:

Water at the Letts Lake Campground in the Mendocino National Forest is to be shut off by Sunday night because of the drought.

Aquafornia news July 11, 2014 Marin Independent Journal

Drakes Bay Oyster Co. to Shut Down this Month per Federal Order

From the Marin Independent Journal:

The Drakes Bay Oyster Co. will be out of business by the end of the month under order of the federal government.

Aquafornia news July 11, 2014 Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Editorial: It’s Time to Shuck the Last Oyster

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

In the North Bay, protecting family farms is a popular cause. So is maintaining natural habitat and open space. The battle over Drakes Bay Oyster Co. is a product of a clash between those values.

Aquafornia news July 9, 2014 Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Caltrans Halting Most Work on Willits Bypass

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

Caltrans officials said Monday they will halt nearly all work on the Willits bypass while they try to get their permit for working in wetlands reinstated.

Aquafornia news July 8, 2014 San Francisco Chronicle

End May Be Near for Point Reyes Oyster Farm

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

It looks as if the last oyster may finally be shucked at the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. by the end of December, judging by what both sides in the long legal fight over the future of the farm said in federal court Monday. Then again, maybe not.

Aquafornia news July 8, 2014 Marin Independent Journal

Drakes Bay Oyster Co. Appears Ready to Wind Down Operations

From the Marin Independent Journal:

After 19 months of legal fights the Drakes Bay Oyster Co. appears ready to give up its battle to remain open.

Aquafornia news July 7, 2014

Commentary: Beautiful River, Growing Thirst, Looming Battle Over Eel River

From The Sacramento Bee, in a commentary by Susan Sward:

In the third-largest watershed in California, the Eel River rambles through some of the state’s most stunning landscape. …

In about three years, though, a federal commission will begin reviewing an application by Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to re-license its Potter Valley Project.

Aquafornia news July 3, 2014 Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Pot Plants Found Growing in Bed of Russian River in Mendocino County

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

Mendocino County Sheriff’s officials on Wednesday located 254 marijuana plants growing in the bed of the Russian River in Redwood Valley.

Aquafornia news July 2, 2014 San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial: Oysters Evicted in Point Reyes — a Fair Outcome

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

The saga of an oyster farm facing ouster from federal land made for a difficult choice between two distinct and cherished values.

Aquafornia news June 30, 2014 Santa Rosa Press Democrat

State to Target Upper Russian River Water Rights Holders

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

State water officials Tuesday will be considering new regulations aimed at cracking down on people who have ignored orders to stop diverting water from several California streams, including the upper Russian River.

Aquafornia news June 30, 2014 Associated Press

High Court Turns Down California Oyster Farm

From the Associated Press:

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a popular oyster farm in Northern California that is facing closure.

The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place lower court rulings against Drakes Bay Oyster Co.

Aquafornia news June 30, 2014 Associated Press

High Court Turns Down California Oyster Farm

From the Associated Press:

The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a popular oyster farm in Northern California that is facing closure.

The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place lower court rulings against Drakes Bay Oyster Co.

Aquafornia news June 25, 2014 Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Some Work Halted on Willits Highway 101 Bypass

From the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:

Caltrans’ Highway 101 Willits bypass project has hit another regulatory snag, connected to plans for reducing its effects on wetlands.

Aquafornia news June 24, 2014

Blog: Frost Protection Diversions and Stranded Salmon — California Court of Appeal Affirms State Water Board Reliance on Reasonable Use Law to Maintain Instream Flow

From the California Water Law Journal, in a post by Paul Stanton Kibel:

In California water law these days, there is increasing talk about the reasonable use provisions of the California Constitution and the California Water Code.

Aquafornia news June 18, 2014 San Francisco Chronicle

Court Ruling Restores Right to Limit Russian River Water Use

From the San Francisco Chronicle:

A state appeals court has restored the authority of California water regulators to direct reductions in cold-weather sprays by grape growers and other waterfront farmers along the Russian River that have led to deaths of endangered species of salmon.

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