The Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP) is one of the few stocking programs dedicated to assessing the biological and economic impacts of its releases, and is the only program of its kind on the west coast of North America.
Each juvenile white seabass released through OREHP is tagged internally in the cheek with a 1 mm long stainless steel coded wire tag (CWT). This CWT is not visible externally on the fish and can only be located with a specialized scanning and detection device.
Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute needs your help to track OREHP’s effectiveness. Please save and freeze heads of adult white seabass with the stones/ear bones intact. HSWRI will scan donated heads for internal tags and collect the appropriate age and
genetic stock information.
White seabass heads can be dropped off at one of the many freezer locations
throughout southern California – see below.
White Seabass Head
Freezer Drop-Off Locations
Organization / Landing |
Phone |
Santa Barbara |
|
|---|---|
| Calif Dept. of Fish and Wildlife | (805) 568-1221 |
| Eric’s Tackle Shop | (805) 963-3564 |
Ventura / Oxnard |
|
| Eric’s Tackle Shop | (805) 648-5665 |
| Channel Islands Sportfishing Center | (805) 985-8511 |
Marina Del Rey |
|
| Marina Del Rey Sportfishing | (310) 822-3625 |
Torence / Redondo Beach |
|
| Redondo Beach Marina Boat Hoist | (310) 374-3481 |
San Pedro / Long Beach |
|
| 22nd Street Sportfishing | (310) 832-8304 |
| Long Beach Sportfishing | (562) 432-8993 |
| Pierpoint Landing | (562) 983-9300 |
Santa Catalina Island |
|
| Avalon Seafood (end of green pier) | (310) 510-0197 |
| Two Harbors (harbor patrol office on pier) | (310) 510-4253 |
Los Alamitos / Huntington Beach |
|
| Calif. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife | (562) 342-7100 |
| Mako Matt’s Marine | (714) 893-7743 |
| Pacific Edge Bait & Tackle | (714) 840-4262 |
Newport Beach / Irvine |
|
| Angler’s Center | (949) 642-6662 |
| Balboa Angling Club | (949) 673-6316 |
| Davey’s locker | (949) 673-1434 |
| Newport Landing Sportfishing | (949) 675-0550 |
Dana Point |
|
| Dana Wharf Sportfishing | (949) 496-5794 |
| Hogan’s Bait & Tackle | (949) 493-3528 |
| Jig Stop Tackle & Tours | (949) 496-3555 |
Oceanside / Carlsbad / Solana Beach |
|
| Helgren’s Sportfishing | (760) 722-2133 |
| Leon Raymond Hubbard, Jr. Hatchery | (760) 434-9501 |
| Blue Water Tackle | (858) 350-8505 |
San Diego |
|
| James & Joseph Spearfishing Supplies | (619) 295-3705 |
| Dana Landing (Mission Bay) | (619) 226-2929 |
| Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute | (619) 226-3870 |
| Calif. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife | (858) 467-4201 |