Drilling in the Golden Gate? Trump plan would let oil rigs loose along entire California coast

A leaked Trump administration plan would open the entire California coast to oil and gas drilling, potentially including ...

California passes law to phase out gillnet fishing in state waters to protect underwater wildlife

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law aimed at protecting marine life by gradually phasing out the use of set ...
Ventura County Star

Drilling site on the Channel Islands deemed a safety hazard; old oil well to be capped

Channel Islands National Park received $1.43 million to plug an abandoned well and restore the site. A portable drilling rig was brought to Santa Cruz Island in 1965 but oil was never found. Little ...
KTLA

Fishing boat runs aground at Channel Islands, spills diesel fuel

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The United States Coast Guard and other ...
Los Angeles Times

Channel Islands Fishing Ban Begins, but Dispute Continues

Lt. John Suchil, at the helm of the patrol boat Swordfish, is a few miles off the coast of Santa Rosa Island when he pulls up alongside Mark Becker’s small fishing vessel. It’s the first day of a ...
Ventura County Star

In Channel Islands Harbor, sea bass have a place to grow

Thousands of juvenile white sea bass are nestled away in a Channel Islands Harbor dock where they’re given a fighting chance at maturity. Nets and fencing protect them from predators. Regular feedings ...