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Naturally Reproduced Coho Salmon Found in Russian River’s Upper Basin for the First Time in Decades
December 18, 2025
Snorkeling in an isolated pool on Ackerman Creek north of Ukiah in June, Pinoleville Pomo Nation Environmental Protection Agency Water Resources Specialist Dakota Perez Gonzalez discovered young Coho salmon. These fish, as well as juvenile steelhead trout and Chinook salmon, were disconnected from surface water flow and other suitable habitat and likely to perish when the pool eventually dried up.
California Fish and Game Commission Extends Red Abalone Recreational Fishery Closure, Finds CESA Listing of Bear Lake Buckwheat Warranted
December 18, 2025
In a move to protect red abalone populations that have suffered drastic population decline, the California Fish and Game Commission at its Dec. 10-11 meeting extended the red abalone recreational fishery closure 10 years. The Commission also approved listing Bear Lake buckwheat as an endangered species under the California Endangered Species Act and received the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s status review report for mountain lion in the central coast and southern parts of California.
Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Opens in Del Norte, Mendocino and Parts of Humboldt Counties After Delay Due to Public Health Risks
December 12, 2025
After a delay to the season opener due to elevated levels of domoic acid, the recreational Dungeness crab fishery opened today in Del Norte and Mendocino counties and part of Humboldt County, though trap restrictions remain in place due to elevated entanglement risk.
Cannabis crackdown: State officials seize 58,350 illegal cannabis plants worth $57 million in November
December 10, 2025
As California continues to crack down on the illicit cannabis market, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced three major enforcement operations conducted in November that yielded major results, including eradicating 58,358 plants and seizing about three tons of processed cannabis worth an estimated $56.5 million.
December 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar
November 26, 2025
The December CDFW calendar of events is now available.
WCB Approves $87.1 Million for Habitat, Salmon Recovery and Tribal Land Return Projects
November 20, 2025
The Wildlife Conservation Board approved $87,125,538 in grants for 16 projects across 14 counties to protect critical wildlife habitat, restore rivers and streams, and conserve culturally and ecologically significant lands. Among these, seven projects advance the California Salmon Strategy for a Hotter, Drier Future, restoring fish passage, reconnecting rivers to floodplains, and improving spawning and rearing habitat for endangered salmon and steelhead.
‘Salmon Everywhere’ One Year After Klamath Dam Removal
November 18, 2025
A little more than a year after the historic removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, CDFW scientists are seeing salmon reoccupying just about every corner of their historic habitat.
CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to Gerry’s Curly-Leaved Monardella
November 5, 2025
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list Gerry’s curly-leaved monardella (Monardella sinuata subsp. gerryi) under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).
November 2025 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar
October 30, 2025
The November 2025 CDFW Calendar of Events is now available.
North Yuba River Salmon Reintroduction Efforts Enter Second Year with Spawning, Fertilization of 350,000 Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Eggs
October 27, 2025
CDFW and its partners have initiated a second year of spring-run Chinook salmon reintroduction efforts into historic habitat in the North Yuba River.