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 California Offers Abundant Opportunities for 2024 Spring Turkey Season March 27, 2024 California’s general spring turkey season opens statewide March 30, and runs through May 5. Continue reading... Categories: Hunting, Lands, Licensing, Upland Game Tagged: CDFW Busts Poaching Ring in Unlawful Fish Sales Case March 20, 2024 CDFW law enforcement uncovered a network of recreational fishermen engaged in commercial fishing businesses with no regard to limits, documentation or adhering to the highly regulated business practices of the commercial fishing industry. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Law Enforcement Tagged: CDFW is Requesting Public Feedback for the Western Joshua Tree Program March 13, 2024 Join CDFW Thursday, April 4, 2024, from 10 a.m. to noon, for a virtual meeting on the development of a western Joshua tree conservation plan. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Plants, Rare Species, Species Tagged: Santa Barbara Commercial Lobster Fisherman Convicted for Abandoning Traps March 5, 2024 CDFW has announced the successful prosecution and conviction of a Santa Barbara commercial lobster fisherman on a multitude of commercial lobster fishing violations. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Law Enforcement Tagged: CDFW Seeks Public Input on California’s Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery February 14, 2024 California stakeholders are invited to submit angler preferences for open fishing dates for the 2024 recreational Pacific halibut season via an online survey. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing Tagged: halibutonline surveyNational Marine Fisheries ServicePacific Halibut Fishery Prev1234567Next