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Fall-run Chinook salmon fry in the American River.

In a collaborative effort to increase the sustainability of California's salmon populations, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has partnered with the Department of Water Resources (DWR), as well as ocean and inland fishing groups to continue a pilot project aimed at diversifying salmon hatchery release strategies.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon
Chinook salmon on the deck.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites the public to attend its annual Salmon Information Meeting (SIM) via webinar on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 10 a.m. Meeting details, informational materials, and instructions for attendance will be published in advance of the event on CDFW’s Ocean Salmon webpage.

Categories:   Fisheries, Marine, Salmon
Albion River flows through forested area

CDFW today announced the selection of 15 projects that will receive funding for the restoration, enhancement and protection of salmon and steelhead (anadromous salmonid) habitat in California watersheds. The total funding for these projects amounts to more than $15 million in grant awards.

Categories:   Environment, Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Rare Species, Salmon, Species

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has seen the first returns of threatened coho salmon to the upper Klamath River Basin in more than 60 years following historic dam removal completed last month.

Categories:   Environment, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon
A Chinook salmon swims within a tributary of the Klamath River.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is excited to announce that adult fall-run Chinook salmon have begun occupying and spawning in newly accessible habitat behind the former dam locations on the Klamath River. These are the first observations of anadromous fish returning to California tributaries upstream of the former Iron Gate Dam since 1961.

Categories:   Environment, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Klamath Basin, Salmon

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