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    • April 25, 2022
    California Fish and Game Commission logo

    At its April meeting the California Fish and Game Commission acted on several issues affecting California’s natural resources. The following are just a few items of interest from this week’s meeting held in Monterey and Trinidad, with an option for the public to join via Zoom.

    Categories: Bears, Big Game, FGC, Fisheries, General, Marine, Rare Species, Wildlife
    • April 21, 2022
    Outdoor raceways at Fish Springs Hatchery

    Two CDFW fish hatchery facilities in the eastern Sierra have recently detected an outbreak of Lactococcus petauri, a naturally occurring bacteria that sickens fish. CDFW fishery managers are working to implement strategies that will help the facilities get the disease under control, without cancelling all trout plants prior to the traditional season opener on April 30.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Hatcheries, Wildlife Health
    • April 21, 2022

    Wildlife officers have arrested eight men on suspicion of poaching white sturgeon from Sacramento Valley waterways, CDFW announced. The men face multiple charges, including intention to sell the fish and their products on the illegal market. At least two of the individuals are known repeat offenders. A ninth man was arrested on suspicion of selling Dungeness crab and red abalone on the illegal market.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Law Enforcement
    • 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
    • April 15, 2022
    Five youth hunters kneeling in front of a CDFW Hunter Education van

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is bringing back in-person instruction as an option for prospective hunters to take the required hunter education course.

    Categories: Education, Hunting, Licensing