CDFW Press Releases


Update: Recreational and Commercial Dungeness Crab Fisheries as of Nov. 21, 2024
Update: Recreational and Commercial Dungeness Crab Fisheries as of Nov. 21, 2024 cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife will... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
11-26-2024
Threatened Coho Salmon Return to Upper Klamath River Basin for First Time in More Than 60 Years
Threatened Coho Salmon Return to Upper Klamath River Basin for First Time in More Than 60 Years cover picture
CDFW releases 270,000 fall-run Chinook salmon into Fall... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
11-23-2024
CDFW Continues Recreational Fishery Trap Restriction and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Due to Meat Quality and Whale Entangle
CDFW Continues Recreational Fishery Trap Restriction and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Due to Meat Quality and Whale Entangle cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
11-22-2024
Opportunities to Discover the Outdoors and Wild Foods
Opportunities to Discover the Outdoors and Wild Foods cover picture
It’s the thrill of having a front-row seat... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
11-21-2024
CDFW to Conduct Helicopter Surveys in Northeastern California to Monitor Elk Populations, Inform Hunting Regulations
CDFW to Conduct Helicopter Surveys in Northeastern California to Monitor Elk Populations, Inform Hunting Regulations cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
11-1-2024
Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Delayed in a Portion of Northern California State Waters Due to Public Health Hazard
Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Delayed in a Portion of Northern California State Waters Due to Public Health Hazard cover picture
The recreational fishery for Dungeness crab will open... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
10-31-2024
A Recreational Dungeness Crab Season to Open with Trap Restriction While the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery is Delayed to Protect Whales
A Recreational Dungeness Crab Season to Open with Trap Restriction While the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery is Delayed to Protect Whales cover picture
The recreational Dungeness crab season will open statewide... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
10-25-2024
Prime Wetland Conditions Awaiting Waterfowl Hunters at State-Operated Public Hunt Areas
Prime Wetland Conditions Awaiting Waterfowl Hunters at State-Operated Public Hunt Areas cover picture
California’s statewide waterfowl season opens Saturday, Oct. 26,... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
10-25-2024
Klamath River Chinook Salmon Reoccupying Historic Habitat, Spawning Above Former Dam Locations
Klamath River Chinook Salmon Reoccupying Historic Habitat, Spawning Above Former Dam Locations cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
10-18-2024
CDFW Anticipates Good Conditions for Quail and Chukar Hunting
CDFW Anticipates Good Conditions for Quail and Chukar Hunting cover picture
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)... more »
California Department of Fish & Wildlife
10-18-2024
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