Recent News Releases Salmon Fishery Monitoring Commences as the Recreational Ocean Salmon Season is Underway 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. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon, Scientific Study, Species Tagged: salmonoceanChinookmonitoringsciencemarine Recreational Salmon Seasons Finalized for the California Coast April 15, 2022 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. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon Tagged: fishingseasonssalmonchinookcohomarine Recreational Ocean Salmon Fishery Set to Open April 2 March 15, 2022 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. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine, Salmon Tagged: salmonchinookregulationsoceanmarine CDFW Saves More Than 2 Million Chinook Salmon From Drought; Begins Releasing Fish into Klamath River as Conditions Improve November 19, 2021 CDFW has begun releasing juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon into the Klamath River now that river conditions have improved with cooler temperatures and increased flows that give the young salmon their best chance at survival and reaching the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading... Categories: Drought, Fisheries, Fishing, Salmon Tagged: ChinookKlamath Riverdroughtsalmonfall-runrescue
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