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 2022-2023 News Releases Scientists Map California's Biodiversity in Updated Edition of Atlas April 20, 2023 CDFW has released a new edition of its Atlas of the Biodiversity of California. Continue reading... Categories: General Tagged: Atlas of the Biodiversity of Californiaatlasbiodiversity Judgment, Penalties for Unlawful Importation and Sale of Non-native Abalone April 12, 2023 A Los Angeles Superior Court judged against a group of people and businesses who imported and sold live, non-native abalone in Los Angeles in violation of California law. Continue reading... Categories: General, Law Enforcement Tagged: abaloneLEDLaw Enforcement DivisionLaw EnforcementWildlife Officers PFMC Recommends Closure of 2023 Ocean Salmon Fisheries April 6, 2023 Today, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) acted unanimously to recommend a full closure of California’s commercial and recreational ocean salmon season. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon Tagged: salmonocean salmon Avian Influenza Detected In Deceased Mountain Lions March 28, 2023 The Eurasian strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) was detected in two mountain lions in Mono County in December 2022 and January 2023, according to wildlife health experts with CDFW. Continue reading... Categories: Species, Wildlife Health Tagged: mountain lionsavian influenzaMono CountyH5N1HPAI CDFW Using Winter Storms to Help Increase Survival of Hatchery Released Chinook Salmon March 15, 2023 Anticipating good conditions for the survival of hatchery-produced Chinook salmon throughout the Sacramento River and tributaries, CDFW will release both spring and fall-run Chinook during the historic rain and snowfall the state is experiencing. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Salmon Tagged: salmonchinookhatcheryhatcheries Prev1234567...1415Next