Oregon’s Commercial Dungeness Crab Season is Officially Back

December 19, 2023 KMTR

Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season is officially back, stretching from Cape Foulweather to the California border.

California’s Dungeness Season Started Officially Dec. 31 (But There are Crabbing Caveats)

Humpback whales and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have teamed up to deliver a new year’s gift to the state’s Dungeness crab lovers.

Oregon’s Ocean Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Opening Delay Continues Until Jan. 15, 2023

Round three of pre-season testing shows crabs still remain too low in meat yield on the southern and northern coasts. Elevated domoic acid is still detected in some crab viscera (guts).

California’s Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Opens Dec. 31

December 23, 2022 Associated Press

After three delays, the commercial Dungeness crab season in California will finally open on New Year’s Eve, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday.

2021-22 Dungeness Crab Season Already Tops Last Year’s Harvest

January 14, 2022 Brian Bull, KLCC

Tim Novotny, a spokesman with the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, says it was great to have this commercial crabbing season start on schedule for the first time since 2014, but the numbers as of Tuesday, Jan. 4, are also wonderful.