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News Releases, 2022-Present

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

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
Snow geese at rest at the Gray Lodge Wildlife Area.

Avian Influenza H5N1 is again circulating in susceptible wild birds in California during fall migration. California sits at the epicenter of the Pacific Flyway, one of North America’s major migratory routes that brings millions of visiting birds through the state each fall and winter.

Categories:   Hunting, Species, Waterfowl, Wildlife
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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

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