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    • May 20, 2022

    California’s recreational ocean salmon season is underway, and so is the CDFW ocean salmon monitoring program. Anglers are encouraged to assist CDFW employees or agents who ask about their trip or request to examine the catch, as the information collected is essential to the science needed to support continued ocean salmon fishing opportunities in future years.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon, Scientific Study, Species
    • May 9, 2022
    Chinook salmon spawn in the Feather River.

    California’s severe climate-driven drought is having a significant impact on the state’s water supply, but it’s also putting the state’s salmon population at serious risk. Managing California’s water needs during this water supply crisis means minimizing the impacts of drought and water management on the environment while meeting the health and safety needs of communities and supporting the economy and agriculture. DWR and CDFW are actively working to respond to drought and climate change impacts on native species and ecosystems.

    Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Salmon
    • May 5, 2022
    An adult, winter-run Chinook salmon is released into the cold waters of the North Fork Battle Creek.

    State and federal biologists have begun moving endangered adult winter-run Chinook salmon to the upper reaches of Battle Creek and threatened spring-run Chinook salmon to Clear Creek in northern California, where colder water temperatures will better support spawning and help their eggs survive the continuing drought.

    Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Habitat Restoration, Hatcheries, Salmon, Scientific Study
    • April 15, 2022
    Close-up of Chinook salmon heads

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announces California recreational ocean salmon fishing season dates are now set for the remainder of 2022 and offer about the same number of open days as last year.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon
    • March 15, 2022
    Fishing poles on ocean salmon boat

    California’s recreational salmon fishery will open April 2 in ocean waters from Point Arena south to the U.S./Mexico border, with a minimum size limit of 24 inches. Openings for north of Point Arena will be determined in mid-April.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon