Central Coast crab season to begin early January with whale-safety limits

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on Jan. 5, 2025 ...
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Oregon’s north coast opens to commercial crab fishing Dec. 31

The commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Dec. 31 from Cape Falcon to the Washington border. Fishermen can begin the ...
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Commercial Crabbing Can’t Start Locally Until at Least Jan. 15, Says California Department of Fish and Wildlife

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in the Central Management Area (Sonoma/Mendocino County line (38°46.125’ N. latitude) to Point ...

California will finally open Dungeness crab season - here's when

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

California commercial Dungeness crab season set to open on January 5

California's commercial Dungeness crab season is set to open on January 5 with limits on the number of commercial traps ...

Regional: Endangered Whales Move On, Allowing Dungeness Crab Season To Open

The Dungeness season was delayed to keep migrating humpback whales from becoming tangled in fishing gear. Entanglements once killed as many as 20 of the federally protected whales in a season, said ...
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What brings this invasive crab species to Oregon?

When a nondescript, brownish crab was hand-caught in the Willamette River in November 2025, it raised the alarm at the Oregon ...