No Dungeness crabs on the table this Christmas - and that's becoming par for the course in the industry. The crabbing season is now set to open in early January for the Bay Area and Central California ...

The season will open later than its traditional start to protect whales in fishing zones off of the Bay Area coast.

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The commercial Dungeness crab fishing season in Northern and Central California has been delayed for a second time, until at least mid-December, by the California Department of Fish ...

California's commercial Dungeness crab season is set to open on January 5 with limits on the number of commercial traps because of the risk of humpback whale entanglements, authorities said Friday.

(BCN) — In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that commercial Dungeness crab fishing would be closed later this month ...

The long-delayed local commercial Dungeness crab season is expected to begin Monday, but seafood lovers eager for fresh local ...

The north Oregon coast opens to commercial Dungeness crabbing on Dec. 31st from Cape Falcon to the Washington border. Fisherman can begin setting their crab pots on Sunday, Dec. 28th. The Oregon ...

The Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season can begin Jan. 5, state officials announced Friday, now that many of the migrating behemoths of the sea have safely made their way down the coast.

CDFW is also lifting the temporary recreational crab trap restriction beginning Jan. 2, 2026, at 8:01 a.m., between the California/Oregon border and Cape Mendocino (40°10’ N. latitude) and between the ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an amended bill Friday that will end the harvest in 2029 after a three-year phasedown. Hochul said in a signing memo that a prior version of the bill she vetoed last year, ...