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A close-up photo of a Sacramento perch held in a gloved hand.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has returned California’s only native sunfish – the Sacramento perch – to its namesake city and county, recently stocking 3,000 mostly juvenile fish into a pond at Granite Regional Park to create a unique urban fishing opportunity.

Categories:   Education, Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City, Rare Species, Species
Plant with white flowers

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list Bear Lake buckwheat under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).

Categories:   Plants, Rare Species
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The California Fish and Game Commission acted on a variety of issues affecting California’s natural resources at its Oct. 9-10 meeting.

Categories:   FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Rare Species, Species, Wildlife

The white sturgeon sport fishing season opens Oct. 1, 2024, for catch-and-release fishing ONLY.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Rare Species, Species, Sturgeon
Fisheries biologist releases white sturgeon during CDFW sturgeon monitoring study in Suisun Bay

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has initiated a status review for white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and hereby solicits data and comments on the petitioned action to list this species as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Outreach, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Sturgeon, Wildlife

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