This Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2025-2026 season in our area. Commercial Dungeness crabbing, scheduled to open Nov. 15, is likely to be delayed. In order ...

The 25/26 Dungeness Crab Season kicked off strong with a successful outing at around 120 FOW, yielding some nets with over 8 keepers while others came up empty. After 2-3 hours on the water, 30 nice ...

SANTA CRUZ — After the commercial Dungeness crab season was delayed due to the presence of humpback whales in the region, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it will reopen next ...

The start of the commercial Dungeness crab harvest was postponed Friday, marking the sixth consecutive season of delays to protect endangered marine life and sidelining fishing fleets from Sonoma ...

Dungeness Crabs Credit: CDFW December 31, 2025 - The last area of the recreational Dungeness crab fishery in Humboldt County opened today after being delayed due to elevated levels of domoic acid.

The commercial Dungeness crab fishing season in the San Francisco region will be delayed to protect whales from getting tangled in trap gear, state regulators said Friday. The use of traps was ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced commercial Dungeness crab restrictions will be lifted on Jan. 5 in DFW Zones 1 and 2. Recreational anglers in those zones may use traditional ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy ...

The commercial Dungeness crab season in California will be curtailed to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines, officials announced Thursday. The state Department of ...