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 CDFW Lifts Trap Restrictions in the Commercial and Recreational Dungeness Crab Fisheries January 11, 2023 CDFW will lift the Dungeness crab trap prohibition in Fishing Zones 3-6 (all areas south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line) for the recreational fishery on Jan. 14, 2023 at 8:01 a.m. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine Tagged: Dungeness crab CDFW Awards $11 Million for Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program Projects December 29, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the selection of 25 projects that will receive funding for the restoration, enhancement and protection of anadromous salmonid habitat in California watersheds. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration Tagged: salmonid habitatrestorationgrants CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Statewide but Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction December 22, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery statewide on Dec. 31, 2022. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine Tagged: Dungeness crabfisheriesfishing zones California Fish and Game Commission Holds Hybrid Meeting December 20, 2022 At its December meeting, the California Fish and Game Commission acted on several issues affecting California’s natural resources. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Hunting, Waterfowl Tagged: California Fish and Game CommissionCalifornia WaterfowlDuck HuntingSteelhead New Recreational Groundfish Fishing Regulations Coming in the New Year December 20, 2022 Changes to recreational fishing seasons, depth limits and bag limits for a variety of groundfish species will be implemented in 2023. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Species Tagged: groundfishregulationsrecreational groundfishlingcodrockfishcabezongreenling Prev12...10111213141516...2324Next