Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases California’s cannabis task force seizes over $19 million in illegal cannabis and products in recent operations December 11, 2024 Continuing the state’s efforts to address the illegal cannabis market, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce recently seized a combined total of more than $19 million of illegally grown cannabis and illegally manufactured cannabis products during concurrent operations in Oakland and Hayward. Continue reading... Categories: Cannabis, Law Enforcement Tagged: illegal cannabisCalifornia Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce CDFW Continues Recreational Fishery Trap Restriction and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Due to Meat Quality and Whale Entanglement Risk November 21, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is continuing the temporary recreational crab trap restriction from the Sonoma/Mendocino county line to Lopez Point (Fishing Zones 3 and 4) due to presence of humpback whales and the potential for entanglement from trap gear. Continue reading... Categories: Dungeness Crab, Fisheries, Marine Tagged: crabhumpback whalesrecreational crab restriction Vamos a Pescar Grant Applications Now Available October 28, 2024 CDFW is now accepting applications for the Vamos A Pescar community grant program. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Fishing, Outreach, R3 Tagged: Vamos A PescarGrant ApplicationsFishingBilingual Los Angeles City Attorney Mark Soto Named Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year October 10, 2024 Deputy City Attorney Mark Soto with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s (LACA) Office is the 2023 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Tagged: Los Angeles City AttorneyMark SotoWildlifeProsecutor of the Year Good News for Mendocino County Cultivators: CDFW’s Cannabis Restoration Grant Program Awards $3.1 Million to Support Licensees September 11, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Sept. 11, 2024, the selection of a project that will assist more than 200 Mendocino County cannabis cultivators meet requirements to transition from provisional to annual licensure. Continue reading... Categories: Cannabis, Environment Tagged: Mendocino CountyCannabisCultivatorsRural Resilience ProjectRestoration Grant Program 1234567...89Next