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Birds in water at sunset

The January 2026 CDFW calendar of events is now available.

Categories:   Calendar
A close-up image of a Dungeness crab.

The last area of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery in Humboldt County opened today after being delayed due to elevated levels of domoic acid.

Categories:   Dungeness Crab, Fisheries, Fishing, Marine
A helicopter carrying three deer takes off from a high mountain setting.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is initiating efforts in northern California to capture deer, elk and wolves by helicopter and outfit the animals with GPS collars.

Categories:   Scientific Study, Wildlife
A close-up photo of a Dungeness crab held up aboard a fishing vessel.

CDFW will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in the Central Management Area (Sonoma/Mendocino County line to Point Conception beginning Jan. 5, 2026.

Categories:   Dungeness Crab, Fisheries, Fishing, Marine

Snorkeling in an isolated pool on Ackerman Creek north of Ukiah in June, Pinoleville Pomo Nation Environmental Protection Agency Water Resources Specialist Dakota Perez Gonzalez discovered young Coho salmon. These fish, as well as juvenile steelhead trout and Chinook salmon, were disconnected from surface water flow and other suitable habitat and likely to perish when the pool eventually dried up.

Categories:   Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Salmon, Species, Wildlife

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