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 Fishery Scientists Announce Poor 2023 Outlook for California’s Ocean Salmon Stocks March 1, 2023 At the annual Salmon Information Meeting held virtually today, state and federal fishery scientists presented the numbers of spawning salmon that returned to California’s rivers late in 2022 and announced the abundance forecasts for key California stocks. Continue reading... Categories: Salmon Tagged: ocean salmon CDFW to Host Virtual Public Meeting on Ocean Salmon Fisheries February 1, 2023 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites the public to attend its annual Salmon Information Meeting via webinar on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Salmon Tagged: salmonSalmon Information Meeting Feather River Fish Hatchery to Increase Production of Fall-Run Chinook Salmon to Combat Impacts of Drought, Thiamine Deficiency December 16, 2022 CDFW and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have announced that the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville will increase its production of fall-run Chinook salmon in 2023 to approximately 9.5 million fish to combat the impacts of drought and a thiamine deficiency affecting natural spawning and in-river production. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Salmon Tagged: Chinook SalmonFishingDroughtThiamine DeficiencyFeather River Fish Hatchery CDFW to Host Public Hearing on Proposed Commercial Salmon Regulation Changes November 29, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will hold a public hearing on proposed regulatory changes to expressly prohibit California-caught salmon deliveries out of state. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine, Salmon Tagged: salmonCommercial Salmon Klamath River Upstream of Interstate 5 Reopened to Adult Chinook Salmon Harvest November 8, 2022 CDFW has announced that recreational fishing for adult, fall-run Chinook salmon on the Klamath River has reopened between Interstate 5 near Hornbrook and 3,500-feet below the Iron Gate Fish Hatchery in Siskiyou County. Continue reading... Categories: Klamath Basin, Salmon Tagged: Salmon FishingKlamath RiverChinook SalmonFall RunCalifornia Fishing Prev1234567...910Next