Fish & Game Commission 10/13/2026

The Mendocino County Fish & Game Commission met on October 13, 2026. Commissioners discussed local fisheries and habitat restoration, elk impacts on Redwood Valley vineyards, abalone and marine protected area management, and the Commission’s role in advising county officials. On abalone, members favored obtaining an official California Department of Fish and Wildlife perspective and exploring local monitoring and information-sharing; no change to the state’s proposed 10-year closure was decided. Commissioners also discussed revisiting a riparian-protection recommendation and improving communication with the Board of Supervisors, including presenting a concise summary of the issue.

Procurement-related activity was limited. A commissioner reported that the Army Corps of Engineers had approved channel dredging for next year and nearshore placement of river material; a sediment containment cell for harbor material remains in progress. Members discussed potential grants and other funding avenues for restoration, monitoring, and Commission-supported projects, but no grants, contracts, purchases, or related spending approvals were made. The transcript includes a unanimous vote whose subject is unclear, so no procurement-related vote can be identified.