Announcements and Recent News

• We have a new webpage for marine protected areas! On the page you will find information about California's MPA network and the MPA petition process currently underway. When the California Department of Fish and Wildlife releases its MPA petition evaluations and recommendations, you will find a link to them on the new page.
• The California Fish and Game Commission is excited to announce, alongside our partners at the California Natural Resources Agency and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, that California’s marine protected area (MPA) network made history as the first ecological network to be certified under the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas.
  See the California Natural Resources Agency news release. Also see the International Union for Conservation of Nature news release. June 17, 2025

Upcoming Meetings

• April 14, 2026, Tribal Committee
• April 15-16, 2026, Fish and Game Commission
• April 21, 2026, Fish and Game Commission 

Current Business

• Marine Protected Area (MPA) Petitions for Regulation Change - Status of 2023 MPA petitions and compiled public comments
  • Also see the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's MPA Petitions Process StoryMap
• Experimental Fishing Permit Program
• Coastal Fishing Communities Project, updated January 2025
  • Explore our new StoryMap: A visual guide that details the development and implementation of the Commission's Coastal Fishing Communities Policy

Reports to the Commission

• Report Regarding Findings of Necropsies on Mountain Lions Taken Under Depredation Permits
  • 2025 (PDF)
  • 2024 (PDF)
  • Prior Years (PDF)
• Recovery Strategy for California Coho Salmon Progress Report 2004-2012 (PDF)
• Report on the Levels of Lead Found in California Condors
  • 2010-2012 (PDF)
  • 2009 (PDF)
• Final MLMA Lessons Learned Report (PDF)