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 Now Accepting Applications for Deer Hunting Opportunities at Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve June 18, 2025 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting applications for deer hunting opportunities at the Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve in Sacramento County for the 2025 A Zone general season and the D-5 Zone archery and general seasons. Continue reading... Categories: Deer, Hunting, Lands Tagged: California Deer HuntingSacramento CountyCosumnes River Southern California Pacific Sardine Domoic Acid Restrictions Lifted June 13, 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has lifted the commercial and recreational take restrictions for human consumption of Pacific sardine in the Southern California Bight. This action comes after receiving recommendations (commercial and recreational) from state health agencies that Pacific sardine no longer pose a human health risk caused by domoic acid. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing Tagged: SardinesHuman ConsumptionDomoic Acid CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement June 13, 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced a season closure in the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Fishing Zones 1 and 2 (CA/OR border to the Sonoma/Mendocino County line, 38°46.125’ N latitude) to further reduce the risk of entanglement in crab fishing gear. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Scientific Study Tagged: 2025 Ocean Salmon Fishing Regulations Now in Effect, State Conforms to Federal Regulations May 27, 2025 On Friday, May 16, 2025, the National Marine Fisheries Service published the annual West Coast salmon fishing regulations for federal waters, including those for California’s limited ocean recreational salmon season. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon Tagged: Salmon FishingCalifornia Ocean Salmon SeasonChinook Salmon CDFW Releases New Wolf Location Mapping System May 15, 2025 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today the release of a brand-new mapping tool designed to provide regular location information on GPS-collared gray wolves in California to help prevent wolf-livestock conflict. Continue reading... Categories: Human Wildlife Conflict, Rare Species, Scientific Study, Wildlife, Wildlife Health, Wolves Tagged: Gray WolvesGPS TrackingOnline Tool 1234567...3435Next