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    • March 15, 2023
    Photo of a California Department of Fish and Wildlife booth at the beach promoting Marine Protected Areas.

    Today at the Management Review Forum held in Monterey, nearly 300 participants representing state agencies, California Tribes, researchers, environmental groups, commercial and recreational fisheries, and others joined together to discuss the first 10 years of California’s globally recognized Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network.

    Categories: Marine
    • March 15, 2023
    picture of wildlife on report cover

    CDFW has released an updated report identifying the most important areas to advance wildlife connectivity projects.

    Categories: Wildlife, Wildlife Health
    • March 15, 2023
    CDFW staff managing salmon fry in a hatchery

    Anticipating good conditions for the survival of hatchery-produced Chinook salmon throughout the Sacramento River and tributaries, CDFW will release both spring and fall-run Chinook during the historic rain and snowfall the state is experiencing.

    Categories: Fisheries, Salmon
    • March 10, 2023
    A freshly caught Chinook salmon is measured for length.

    Today, on recommendation from California and Oregon agency representatives and industry advisors, the National Marine Fisheries Service took inseason action to cancel ocean salmon fishery openers that were scheduled between Cape Falcon, Ore., and the U.S./Mexico border through May 15.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Klamath Basin, Salmon
    • March 7, 2023
    Cedar Creek Tributary to SF Eel River

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today announced the award of $22.5 million to 19 projects to support the restoration of critical habitat for salmon, climate resiliency, wildlife corridors and wetlands restoration.

    Categories: Grants, Habitat Restoration