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Advance notification is not required for emergency work in streams, lakes, and rivers when carried out pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1610. Typical emergency projects are immediate actions taken during or immediately after an emergency for the in-kind repair of a structure or facility, or to remove debris from a water course. Examples of emergency work that can take place without notifying CDFW in advance include immediate work necessary to protect life or property; emergency repairs to public facilities necessary to maintain service; and emergency projects to maintain, repair, or restore existing highways.

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Additional Recreational Dungeness Crab Area Delay in Portions of Humboldt County Due to Public Health Hazard

5 November | by Peter.Tira@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment

State health agencies determined that Dungeness crab from the southern boundary of the Reading Rock State Marine Protected Areas (41⁰ 17.6’ N. latitude) to Cape Mendocino, Humboldt County (40⁰ 10’ N. latitude), pose a human health risk due to elevated levels of domoic acid and recommended a delay of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery. Following this recommendation, CDFW Director Meghan Hertel has delayed the recreational Dungeness crab fishery in this area.

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CDFW Seeks Public Comment Related to Veiny Monardella

4 November | by Peter.Tira@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment

CDFW is seeking data and public comments on a petition to list veiny monardella under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA).

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CDFW’s Natural Community Conservation Planning Program awards seven proposals under the 2026 Local Assistance Grant solicitation

2 November | by Cort.Klopping@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment

CDFW awards $576,000 to support seven projects advancing conservation and habitat protection across California.

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Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishing Begins in Most Areas Nov. 7 with Trap Restrictions, Commercial Season Delayed

30 October | by Peter.Tira@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment

The recreational Dungeness crab season will open under trap restrictions beginning November 7, 2026, except in a portion of Northern California where it has been delayed due to a public health hazard.

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California targets illicit cannabis operations, seizing more than $230 million in products this year

29 October | by Sarah.Sol@Wildlife.ca.gov | 0 Comment

As California continues its coordinated statewide crackdown on the illicit cannabis market, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced authorities have seized and destroyed more than 139,000 pounds of illegal cannabis worth more than $230 million so far this year.

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