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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.
California Fish and Game Commission: Joshua Tree Conservation Plan Review Bumped to August; Butte County’s Tufaro Named Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year
June 17, 2025
Last week the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) continued its decision on the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan to its August meeting to allow more time for public and stakeholder review of recent revisions to the draft plan. The June 11-12 meeting of the Commission also brought Butte County Deputy District Attorney Michael Tufaro to Sacramento to be recognized as 2024 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year.
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.
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.
CDFW Launching Pilot Effort to Reduce Gray Wolf Attacks on Livestock
June 9, 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today that it is launching a summer strike team in partnership with federal and local agencies to combat livestock depredations by gray wolves in Siskiyou County and the Sierra Valley (spanning both Sierra and Plumas counties).
Ocean Salmon Season Opens This Weekend Along California Coast
June 4, 2025
After two years of closure, the recreational ocean salmon fishery will open statewide for two days on June 7-8, 2025.
Join in Protecting California’s Biodiversity During Invasive Species Action Week
June 2, 2025
California Invasive Species Action Week (CISAW), happening June 7-15, 2025, calls for all Californians to get involved to help prevent the harmful impacts of non-native plants and animals that threaten the Golden State’s natural resources, ecology and economy.
CDFW Seeks Public Comment on Draft Guidelines for Recovery Planning
May 30, 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking public comment on the draft Guidelines for Recovery Planning, a document intended to guide development of effective recovery plans to recover threatened and endangered species listed under the California Endangered Species Act.
June 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar
May 28, 2025
The CDFW June Calendar of Events is now available.
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.