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 Recreational Ocean, In-River Salmon Fisheries in California to Close for Remainder of 2023 May 19, 2023 The California Fish and Game Commission acted unanimously to enact a full closure of California’s recreational salmon fishing season in the Klamath River Basin and Central Valley rivers through its annual process for adjusting seasons and bag limits on Tues., May 17, 2023. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Klamath Basin, Marine, Salmon Tagged: Salmon Fishing ClosureKlamath BasinNorth CoastCentral ValleyRecreational Fishing CDFW to Host In-Person Public Meetings to Discuss North Coast Elk Management May 17, 2023 CDFW will hold two public, in-person meetings on May 22 and 23, 2023, in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, respectively, to provide information and receive input regarding elk management within the North Coast Roosevelt Elk Management Unit. Continue reading... Categories: Big Game, Human Wildlife Conflict, Hunting, Wildlife Tagged: Roosevelt ElkNorth CoastElk ManagementHumboldt CountyDel Norte County San Francisco and Mendocino California Recreational Groundfish ‘Offshore-Only’ Season and Northern ‘All-Depth’ Season Opens May 15 May 12, 2023 The recreational groundfish “offshore-only” season will open on May 15, 2023, in the San Francisco (Point Arena to Pigeon Point) and Mendocino (Cape Mendocino to Point Arena) Groundfish Management Areas (GMA) where, for the first time in over two decades, anglers can enjoy fishing for groundfish in deeper offshore waters. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing Tagged: RockfishOcean Fishing First Case of SARS-CoV-2 in California Wildlife Confirmed in a Mule Deer April 26, 2023 SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected for the first time in free-ranging California wildlife. Continue reading... Categories: Deer, Wildlife Health Tagged: COVID-19California WildlifeSARS-CoV-2Mule Deer Razor Clam Fishery Closes in Humboldt County Due to Public Health Hazard April 21, 2023 CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has closed the recreational razor clam fishery in Humboldt County following a recommendation from state health agencies determining that consumption of razor clams in the area poses a significant threat for domoic acid exposure. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine, Public Safety Tagged: Razor Clam ClosureHumboldt CountyHealth Hazard Prev12...11121314151617...2728Next