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2022-2024 News Releases

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scientist holding chinook salmon

CDFW will hold its annual Salmon Information Meeting via webinar on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The public meeting will feature the outlook for this year’s sport and commercial ocean salmon fisheries, in addition to a review of last year’s salmon fisheries and spawning escapement.

Categories:   Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon
two bobcats in natural habitat

Livermore native Sue Crow Griffin’s image of affection displayed by a mother bobcat to her offspring along an Alameda County walking path has earned the 2021 grand prize in the 10th annual California Wildlife Photo of the Year contest.

Categories:   Education, General, Rare Species, Wildlife
An adult Coho salmon swims in a coastal river.

The California Fish and Game Commission has adopted emergency regulations allowing CDFW to extend low-flow related fishing restrictions on portions of the Smith, Eel and Russian rivers and a number of other coastal rivers and streams through April 30 if needed to protect runs of salmon and steelhead.

Categories:   Drought, FGC, Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon
2021 Cannabis Enforcement Numbers Graphic : 2.6 million illegal cannabis plants eradicated; 487270 lbs of illegal cannabis flower destroyed; 1125 search warrants served; 794 firearms seized; 32230 lbs of trash removed from public lands

CDFW's cannabis enforcement program has released year-end numbers for the 2021 calendar year.

Categories:   Cannabis
sand dune with sprouting plants

CDFW’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is seeking grant applications to help fund projects that enhance or restore habitat for wildlife, with available funding totaling more than $750,000.

Categories:   General, Habitat Restoration

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