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. …
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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
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. …
Dungeness Crab Fishing Season Delayed For a Third Time
Dungeness crab fishing along the Central Coast is being delayed again, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. …
CDFW Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales From Entanglement
The commercial Dungeness crab fishery south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was scheduled to open on Nov. 15, 2022 in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5 and 6. However, the season opener has been delayed in those zones due to presence of high numbers of humpback whales (PDF)(opens in new tab) and the potential for entanglement. …