CDFW Press Releases


Breeding Ducks Increase by 30 Percent in Annual CDFW Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey
Breeding Ducks Increase by 30 Percent in Annual CDFW Waterfowl Breeding Population Survey cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
7-12-2023
CDPH Lifts Warning ​about Razor Clams from Del Norte County​
CDPH Lifts Warning ​about Razor Clams from Del Norte County​ cover picture
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
7-7-2023
Shellfish Safety Notification: Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish in Santa Barbara County
Shellfish Safety Notification: Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish in Santa Barbara County cover picture
Dangerous levels of domoic acid, also referred to... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
6-21-2023
Improved Passage Lets Threatened Sturgeon, Salmon and Other Species Return to Spawn in Sacramento River
Improved Passage Lets Threatened Sturgeon, Salmon and Other Species Return to Spawn in Sacramento River cover picture
** A Multiagency News Release Issued by the... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
6-9-2023
Recreational Ocean, In-River Salmon Fisheries in California to Close for Remainder of 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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