CDFW Press Releases


Recreational Ocean, In-River Salmon Fisheries in California to Close for Remainder of 2023 cover picture
Emergency California Halibut Regulations Adopted to Protect Ocean... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
5-19-2023
San Francisco and Mendocino California Recreational Groundfish 'Offshore-Only' Season and Northern 'All-Depth' Season Opens May 15 cover picture
The recreational groundfish “offshore-only” season will open on... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
5-12-2023
Tribe, state and federal partners join to return endangered salmon to historic habitat cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
5-2-2023
 CDFW Announces Depth Restriction for the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Fishing  cover picture
CDFW Announces Depth Restriction for the Commercial Dungeness... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
5-2-2023
Winter Weather Will Impact 2023 Eastern Sierra California Trout Opene cover picture
While the eastern Sierra trout season opener is... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
4-26-2023
Razor Clam Fishery Closes in Humboldt County Due to Public Health Hazard cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
4-21-2023
Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery Set to Open May 1 cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
4-19-2023
    CDFW Provides Nearly $36 Million for Projects to Save Salmon and Other California Fish and Wildlife Species cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
4-14-2023
CDFW Considers Reducing California Halibut Bag and Possession Limit in Northern California cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
4-14-2023
PFMC Recommends Closure of 2023 Ocean Salmon Fisheries cover picture
Today, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) acted... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
4-6-2023
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