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image of map depicting yuba river restoration

A framework agreement between state, federal and local agencies will reopen miles of habitat to multiple native fish species and promote the return of imperiled spring-run Chinook salmon to their native habitat in the North Yuba River for the first time in more than 100 years.

Categories:   Fisheries, General, Habitat Restoration, Salmon, Species
image of CDFW director, Winnemem Wintu chief, NOAA admin

The CDFW, NOAA Fisheries and the Winnemem Wintu Tribe signed agreements to restore Chinook salmon to the mountains north of Redding, California, on May 1, 2023.

Categories:   Salmon
Underwater photo of juvenile Chinook salmon in the Klamath Basin.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced nearly $36 million in projects to benefit salmon and their habitats, and to further support climate resiliency, wildlife corridors and wetlands restoration.

Categories:   Fire, Fisheries, Grants, Habitat Restoration, Klamath Basin, Salmon
ocean salmon on dock in measuring device

Today, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) acted unanimously to recommend a full closure of California’s commercial and recreational ocean salmon season.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon
CDFW staff managing salmon fry in a hatchery

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.

Categories:   Fisheries, Salmon

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