Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on X Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram. Search News News Releases, 2022-Present CDFW Returns Sacramento Perch to Namesake City, County for Urban Fishing Opportunity January 7, 2025 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. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City, Rare Species, Species Tagged: Sacramento PerchNative FishSport FishUrban FishingSunfish CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to Bear Lake Buckwheat November 8, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list Bear Lake buckwheat under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). Continue reading... Categories: Plants, Rare Species Tagged: CESApetition Fish and Game Commission: Western Burrowing Owl Becomes CESA Candidate; Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year Named; Waterfowlers Hall of Fame Inductees Recognized October 15, 2024 The California Fish and Game Commission acted on a variety of issues affecting California’s natural resources at its Oct. 9-10 meeting. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Rare Species, Species, Wildlife Tagged: western burrowing owlWildlife Prosecutor of the YearWaterfowlers Hall of FameBear Lake buckwheatCalifornia Fish and Game CommissionWild Trout WatersFish and Wildlifeexperimental fishinggroundfish CDFW Kicks Off White Sturgeon Season Opener with 'Conserve The Sturg' Campaign September 26, 2024 The white sturgeon sport fishing season opens Oct. 1, 2024, for catch-and-release fishing ONLY. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Rare Species, Species, Sturgeon Tagged: California fishingconservationCalifornia fisheriesCalifornia white sturgeon CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to White Sturgeon August 23, 2024 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has initiated a status review for white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and hereby solicits data and comments on the petitioned action to list this species as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Outreach, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Sturgeon, Wildlife Tagged: White sturgeonstewardshipfishingcatch and releaseCalifornia Delta Prev1234567Next