CDFW Press Releases


Why are so many salmon showing up in Bay Area rivers and streams?
CDFW fisheries staff can confirm that hundreds of... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
1-13-2022
Commercial Poachers Convicted for Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas
A San Diego County judge recently imposed a... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
1-12-2022
Recreational Bag Limits Reduced for Some Rockfish Species in 2022
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
1-4-2022
2022 California Sport Fishing Season Has Started
The 2022 sport fishing season has started, and... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
1-3-2022
Why are clams becoming unburied at Pismo Beach?
Q: I read reports of events on Pismo... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
12-30-2021
CDFW Awards $9.7 Million for Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program Projects
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
12-23-2021
NOTICE OF PROPOSED EMERGENCY REGULATIONS Recreational Sub-Bag Limits for Vermilion, Copper and Quillback Rockfishes
Pursuant to the requirements of Government Code Section... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
12-17-2021
Razor Clam Fishery in Del Norte County Closes Again Due to Public Health Hazard
Director Charlton H. Bonham has closed the recreational... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
12-16-2021
CDFW Announces Start of Commercial Crab Fishery and Recreational Use of Crab Traps in Fishing Zone 3
Recreational Dungeness crab trap fishing in Fishing Zone... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
12-15-2021
Commercial Lobster Fisherman Convicted of Poaching in Marine Protected Area
A five-month-long investigation on a commercial lobster poaching... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
12-9-2021
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