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    • April 26, 2023
    A California mule deer buck amid an oak woodland.

    SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected for the first time in free-ranging California wildlife.

    Categories: Deer, Wildlife Health
    • April 21, 2023
    Logo of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife

    CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has closed the recreational razor clam fishery in Humboldt County following a recommendation from state health agencies determining that consumption of razor clams in the area poses a significant threat for domoic acid exposure.

    Categories: Fisheries, Marine, Public Safety
    • April 19, 2023
    A freshly caught Pacific Halibut is measured on the boat deck.

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce the 2023 recreational Pacific halibut fishery will open Monday, May 1 and remain open seven days per week until Nov. 15 or until the quota is reached, whichever is earlier.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine
    • April 13, 2023
    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
    • March 30, 2023
    Dungeness crab.

    CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced a fishery closure for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in fishing zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Sonoma/Mendocino county line to the U.S./Mexico border) effective at noon on April 15, 2023.

    Categories: Dungeness Crab, Fisheries