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 Fish and Wildlife Director Opens Razor Clam Fishery in Humboldt County August 7, 2023 The Director of CDFW has re-opened the recreational razor clam fishery in Humboldt County following a recommendation from state health agencies that consumption of razor clams in the area no longer poses a significant threat for domoic acid exposure. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, General Tagged: razor clamsHumboldt Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery to Close August 4 at 11:59 p.m. August 2, 2023 The recreational Pacific halibut fishery will close statewide on Friday, Aug. 4 at 11:59 p.m. Based on the latest catch projections, CDFW expects the 2023 California recreational quota of 39,520 net pounds will be reached by this date. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine Tagged: Fish and Wildlife Director Opens Razor Clam Fishery in Del Norte County; Fishery in Humboldt County Remains Closed Due to Public Health Hazard July 6, 2023 CDFW's director has re-opened the recreational razor clam fishery in Del Norte County following a recommendation from state health agencies that consumption of razor clams in the area no longer poses a significant threat for domoic acid exposure. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Public Safety Tagged: Improved Passage Lets Threatened Sturgeon, Salmon and Other Species Return to Spawn in Sacramento River June 7, 2023 Dozens of adult sturgeon and hundreds of other large fish including threatened Chinook salmon have moved safely from receding floodwaters within the Yolo Bypass back to the Sacramento River thanks to the coordinated operation of the Fremont Weir Adult Fish Passage among the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), CDFW, NOAA Fisheries and Yolo County. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Lands, Rare Species, Salmon Tagged: Green SturgeonWhite SturgeonFremont WeirFish PassageChinook SalmonPacific LampreyStriped Bass Recreational Ocean, In-River Salmon Fisheries in California to Close for Remainder of 2023 May 19, 2023 The California Fish and Game Commission acted unanimously to enact a full closure of California’s recreational salmon fishing season in the Klamath River Basin and Central Valley rivers through its annual process for adjusting seasons and bag limits on Tues., May 17, 2023. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Klamath Basin, Marine, Salmon Tagged: Salmon Fishing ClosureKlamath BasinNorth CoastCentral ValleyRecreational Fishing Prev12...45678910...2122Next