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 *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) Recent News Releases Browse/Search Archive Most Recent Ocean Recreational and In-River Salmon Sport Fisheries in California Closed for Second Consecutive Season May 17, 2024 CDFW Taking Applications for Opening Weekend Deer and Pig Hunting Access Permits in Western Merced County May 15, 2024 High Number of California Brown Pelicans Show Signs of Malnutrition May 10, 2024 Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in California Deer Population—CDFW Urges Hunters to be Vigilant and Participate in Disease Surveillance Efforts May 7, 2024 Razor Clam Fishery Closes in Humboldt County Due to Public Health Hazard May 2, 2024 El Dorado County Angler Becomes 500th to Complete CDFW’s Heritage Trout Challenge May 1, 2024 Wildlife Officer Laura Decker is CDFW’s 2023 Wildlife Officer of the Year April 29, 2024 May 2024 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar April 25, 2024 California Fish and Game Commission Holds Hybrid Meeting April 23, 2024 CDFW Warns Dog Owners to Be Mindful of Salmon Poisoning Disease April 23, 2024 Perfect Conditions for the Annual Trout Season Opener April 18, 2024 CDFW Releases 500,000 Juvenile Salmon into Klamath River April 18, 2024 Spring Weather Is Coming, and With It Some Very Hungry Bears: Keep Tahoe Bears Wild! April 15, 2024 California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce Seizes $53M Worth of Unlicensed Cannabis April 11, 2024 PFMC Recommends Repeat Closure for California’s 2024 Ocean Salmon Fisheries April 10, 2024 Federal Funding Allocated for California 2023 Salmon Fishery Disaster; CDFW Seeks Public Input on Spending Plan April 5, 2024 Fish and Game Commission Revokes Commercial Fisherman’s License, Lobster Privileges April 4, 2024 April 2024 California Department of Fish and Wildlife Calendar March 29, 2024 CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery and Restricts Recreational Crab Traps in the Central Management Area, Limits Commercial Fishing to inside 30-Fathoms in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement March 28, 2024 California Fish and Game Commission Adopts 2024 Groundfish Regulations March 27, 2024 Read More Browse/Search Archive