News Archive 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 Ocean Salmon Fishing Comeback Continues April 12, 2026 Significant improvements in key California salmon populations — specifically Sacramento River fall-run Chinook and Klamath River fall-run Chinook — will allow for more ocean salmon fishing opportunities this year. Continue reading... Categories: Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Marine Tagged: SalmonOcean SalmonSport FishingCommercial Fishing Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue with Alternative ‘Pop-Up’ Gear to Protect Whales from Entanglement March 13, 2026 CDFW Director Meghan Hertel has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program and announced changes to both commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries in Fishing Zones 4 and 5. Continue reading... Categories: Dungeness Crab, Environment, Fisheries Tagged: Dungeness CrabCommercial FishingAlternative Fishing GearPop-Up Fishing Gear Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open January 5 in Central California; Recreational Crab Trap Restrictions Lifting Jan. 2 December 19, 2025 CDFW will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in the Central Management Area (Sonoma/Mendocino County line to Point Conception beginning January 5, 2026. Continue reading... Categories: Dungeness Crab, Fisheries, Fishing, Marine Tagged: Dungeness CrabCommercial FishingRecreational Fishing Prev123