COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL TAKE RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE FOR NORTHERN ANCHOVY IN MONTEREY BAY DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 11 -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following press release:

State health agencies have recommended restricting the take of northern anchovy to bait use only for both the commercial (PDF) and recreational (PDF) fisheries in Monterey Bay after determining anchovies contain elevated levels of domoic acid.

Following this recommendation, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Meghan Hertel has enacted a restriction for the commercial and recreational take of northern anchovy (PDF) for human consumption in the area south of Pigeon Point, San Mateo County (37⁰ 11.000' N. lat.) to a line due west from Point Lobos, Monterey County (36⁰ 31.461' N. lat.). Commerci...