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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.
Power Outage Causes Failure at Eastern Sierra Hatchery
May 27, 2025
BIG PINE – The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced that a sustained power outage has led to the widespread loss of fish at the Fish Springs Trout Hatchery. The power outage, which was outside CDFW’s control, occurred in the afternoon of Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in the Owens Valley, and lasted more than two hours. Fish Springs Trout Hatchery, powered by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, has backup diesel motors which can supply continued water pumping during power outage events. During the power outage on Tuesday, the backup diesel motors were non-operational due to a software issue. A contractor had been previously scheduled to come to the hatchery on Thursday, May 22 to diagnose the software issue, assess the motors, and help CDFW resolve the problem.
CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to CESA Candidate Morro Manzanita
May 23, 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list Morro manzanita under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).