Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases Judgment, Penalties for Unlawful Importation and Sale of Non-native Abalone April 12, 2023 A Los Angeles Superior Court judged against a group of people and businesses who imported and sold live, non-native abalone in Los Angeles in violation of California law. Continue reading... Categories: General, Law Enforcement Tagged: abaloneLEDLaw Enforcement DivisionLaw EnforcementWildlife Officers Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Named 2021 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year June 17, 2022 Ventura County Senior Deputy District Attorney (SDDA) Karen Wold has been named 2021 Wildlife Prosecutor of the Year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and California Fish and Game Commission announced this week. Continue reading... Categories: FGC, General, Law Enforcement, Wildlife Tagged: Wildlife Prosecutor of the YearFish and Game CommissionLaw Enforcement Divisionwildlife crimespoaching Commercial Crab Fishing Violations on the Rise March 1, 2022 Wildlife officers from the CDFW Marine Enforcement Division have noticed an uptick in the number of commercial Dungeness crab cases in North Coast waters since December 2021. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, General Tagged: MarineMarine Enforcement DivisionDungeness crabcommercial crabbingviolationsLEDLaw Enforcement Division Commercial Poachers Convicted for Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas January 12, 2022 A San Diego County judge recently imposed a $5,000 fine on a Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel (CPFV) operating in a Marine Protected Area (MPA), CDFW announced. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, General, Law Enforcement, Marine Tagged: LEDLaw Enforcement DivisionMarine Protected AreasMPA