Crab for Christmas: California Approves Start Date for Dungeness Season

December 15, 2020 Bay Area News Group

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife late Friday announced that the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season will open Dec. 23.

Dungeness Crab Season Delayed Yet Again — This Time Till Dec. 16

November 30, 2020 Lana Cohen, Mendocino Voice

The commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed until December 16 in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced last week.

California Officials Order Delay in Bay Area’s Dungeness Crab Season

November 5, 2020 LINDA ZAVORAL, Mercury News

For the second consecutive year, California officials are delaying the Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season to decrease the chances of whales currently off the coast getting ensnarled by fishing lines.