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 Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales from Entanglement October 28, 2022 The recreational take of Dungeness crab using crab traps will be temporarily restricted statewide when the season opens on Saturday, Nov. 5 due to presence of humpback and blue whales and the potential for entanglement from trap gear. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine Tagged: Dungeness CrabCrabbingFishingCalifornia Dungeness Crab Season October 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar September 29, 2022 October 2022 CDFW calendar of events Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: calendareventshuntingfishing CDFW Announces Angling Closure at the Mouth of the Klamath River September 2, 2022 The spit fishery at the mouth of the Klamath River will be closed to angling at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon Tagged: fishingsalmonKlamath Riverclosurequota CDFW Hosts In-Person Beginner Fishing Clinics for California’s Second Free Fishing Day August 30, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is encouraging all Californians to get outdoors and give fishing a try for free on California’s second Free Fishing Day, Saturday, Sept. 3. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Fishing in the City, Hatcheries, Salmon, Trout Tagged: fishingfree fishing dayfishing in the cityfish planting schedule September 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar August 26, 2022 September 2022 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar Continue reading... Categories: Calendar Tagged: CalendarhuntingBiodiversity Dayfishing Prev12345678Next