Serving the California coastline from border to border Have a Question? Ask Marine! Regulations Commercial Fishing Commercial Digest (PDF)(opens in new tab) Recreational Fishing Recreational Regulations (PDF)(opens in new tab) Ocean Sport Fishing Interactive Web Map MPAs California Marine Protected Areas MPA Decadal Management Review Species Marine Species Information Portal Fish Identification Science Marine Fisheries Data Explorer Whale Safe Fisheries Data, Management, Research News Marine Region By the Numbers Reports Marine Region Senior Organizational Chart (PDF)(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab) CDFW Ocean-Related News Releases CDFW Protects Returning Humpback Whales from Entanglement Risk While Providing Continued Fishing Opportunities for Dungeness Crab (4/3/2025)CDPH Warns Public Not to Consume Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from San Diego County(opens in new tab)California Department of Public Health News Release (4/3/2025)CDPH Warns Public Not to Consume Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Counties(opens in new tab)California Department of Public Health News Release (3/28/2025) Subscribe to the Marine Region News Service Marine Region News page Marine Management News Blog Posts Public Meeting Invitation: Provide Input on Commercial Coonstripe Shrimp Fishery Regulation Changes(opens in new tab) (4/2/2025)Recreational Fishing Regulation Changes and Reminders for 2025 Groundfish Season(opens in new tab) (3/20/2025)Market Squid Fishery Management Plan Draft Amendment Now Available for Review(opens in new tab) (3/14/2025) Subscribe to the Marine Region News Service For more ocean-related stories and information, visit CDFW's Marine Management News blogsite. What's New 2025 Commercial Fishing Digest(opens in new tab) Proposed Amendment to the Market Squid Fishery Management Plan 2025 Expected Grunion Runs 2025 Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations(opens in new tab) 2025 Salmon Preseason Process 2025 Recreational Groundfish Fishing Regulations Dungeness Crab Season Information Rockfish Barotrauma and Descending Device Information MPA Petitions StoryMap(opens in new tab) California Artificial Reef Program White Sturgeon Conservation Video(opens in new tab) Razor Clam Season Closed in Humboldt County Rockfish Identification Flyer: Quillback, Copper, Gopher Rockfishes(opens in new tab) Federal Fishery Disaster Relief Go Fishing! Get Your Fishing License Declaration for Multi-Day Fishing Trip Permit In-season Fishing Regulation and Season Changes Shellfish and Finfish Health Advisories Report Dead Marine Species List and Map of California Public (Free) Fishing Piers, Jetties, and Breakwaters Beach Sport Fishing Information Fish Identification Fishing Passport Program How Old Are the Fish I Am Catching? (PDF)(opens in new tab) Grunion Facts and Expected Runs "How To Fish" Videos Accidentally Hooking Seabirds Fishing and Diving Records Publications Marine Region Mission To protect, maintain, enhance, and restore California's marine ecosystems for their ecological values and their use and enjoyment by the public through good science and effective communication.
News Marine Region By the Numbers Reports Marine Region Senior Organizational Chart (PDF)(opens in new tab)(opens in new tab) CDFW Ocean-Related News Releases CDFW Protects Returning Humpback Whales from Entanglement Risk While Providing Continued Fishing Opportunities for Dungeness Crab (4/3/2025)CDPH Warns Public Not to Consume Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from San Diego County(opens in new tab)California Department of Public Health News Release (4/3/2025)CDPH Warns Public Not to Consume Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Counties(opens in new tab)California Department of Public Health News Release (3/28/2025) Subscribe to the Marine Region News Service Marine Region News page Marine Management News Blog Posts Public Meeting Invitation: Provide Input on Commercial Coonstripe Shrimp Fishery Regulation Changes(opens in new tab) (4/2/2025)Recreational Fishing Regulation Changes and Reminders for 2025 Groundfish Season(opens in new tab) (3/20/2025)Market Squid Fishery Management Plan Draft Amendment Now Available for Review(opens in new tab) (3/14/2025) Subscribe to the Marine Region News Service For more ocean-related stories and information, visit CDFW's Marine Management News blogsite.
What's New 2025 Commercial Fishing Digest(opens in new tab) Proposed Amendment to the Market Squid Fishery Management Plan 2025 Expected Grunion Runs 2025 Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations(opens in new tab) 2025 Salmon Preseason Process 2025 Recreational Groundfish Fishing Regulations Dungeness Crab Season Information Rockfish Barotrauma and Descending Device Information MPA Petitions StoryMap(opens in new tab) California Artificial Reef Program White Sturgeon Conservation Video(opens in new tab) Razor Clam Season Closed in Humboldt County Rockfish Identification Flyer: Quillback, Copper, Gopher Rockfishes(opens in new tab) Federal Fishery Disaster Relief
Go Fishing! Get Your Fishing License Declaration for Multi-Day Fishing Trip Permit In-season Fishing Regulation and Season Changes Shellfish and Finfish Health Advisories Report Dead Marine Species List and Map of California Public (Free) Fishing Piers, Jetties, and Breakwaters Beach Sport Fishing Information Fish Identification Fishing Passport Program How Old Are the Fish I Am Catching? (PDF)(opens in new tab) Grunion Facts and Expected Runs "How To Fish" Videos Accidentally Hooking Seabirds Fishing and Diving Records Publications