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Map of the coastline of California along with Dungeness crab fishing closures and information.

After a delay to the season opener due to elevated levels of domoic acid, the recreational Dungeness crab fishery opened today in Del Norte and Mendocino counties and part of Humboldt County, though trap restrictions remain in place due to elevated entanglement risk.

Categories:   Dungeness Crab, Environment
CDFW officers counting money seized at a cannabis enforcement operation near Lancaster in November 2025

As California continues to crack down on the illicit cannabis market, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced three major enforcement operations conducted in November that yielded major results, including eradicating 58,358 plants and seizing about three tons of processed cannabis worth an estimated $56.5 million.

Categories:   Cannabis
Pheasant in dry grass

The December CDFW calendar of events is now available.

Categories:   Calendar

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