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Dungeness crab.

CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced a fishery closure for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in fishing zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Sonoma/Mendocino county line to the U.S./Mexico border) effective at noon on April 15, 2023.

Categories:   Dungeness Crab, Fisheries
Underwater photo of a Clear Lake hitch.

Prompted by urgent calls for action from Tribal leaders and community members, a coalition of Tribal, local, state and federal entities is taking immediate steps to support the long-term survival of the Clear Lake hitch.`

Categories:   Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Rare Species
CDFW staff managing salmon fry in a hatchery

Anticipating good conditions for the survival of hatchery-produced Chinook salmon throughout the Sacramento River and tributaries, CDFW will release both spring and fall-run Chinook during the historic rain and snowfall the state is experiencing.

Categories:   Fisheries, Salmon
A freshly caught Chinook salmon is measured for length.

Today, on recommendation from California and Oregon agency representatives and industry advisors, the National Marine Fisheries Service took inseason action to cancel ocean salmon fishery openers that were scheduled between Cape Falcon, Ore., and the U.S./Mexico border through May 15.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Klamath Basin, Salmon
wild ducks fly over wetlands

At its February 16, 2023, quarterly meeting, the Wildlife Conservation Board approved approximately $51.83 million in grants to help restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat throughout California.

Categories:   Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Lands, WCB, Wildlife

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