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    • February 13, 2023
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    CDFW returns to the sport shows in 2023.

    Categories: Outreach
    • September 22, 2022
    White shark swimming

    On Monday, Sept. 19, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2109, providing new protections for white sharks in California waters. White sharks, also called great white sharks, are already a protected species and an important part of the ocean ecosystem as top-level predators.

    Categories: Fishing, Marine
    • August 19, 2022
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    California Fish and Game Commission Holds Hybrid Meeting

    Categories: FGC
    • July 28, 2022
    Close up of a copper rockfish on a boat deck

    Significant changes to California’s groundfish sport fishing regulations are expected starting next year, in response to recent scientific information suggesting some nearshore groundfish species are in decline. To reduce pressure on these stocks, fishing seasons will be shorter in nearshore waters, but new opportunities in deeper water are anticipated.

    Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine
    • 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