Following the recommendation from state health agencies, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Acting Director ...

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.

MONTEREY, Calif. (KGO) -- The local Dungeness crab season starts Friday for recreational crabbing off the coast from Mendocino County south to Monterey. But commercial crabbing will have to wait until ...

Coastal Dungeness crab Tri-State policy representatives from the Washington, Oregon, and California Departments of Fish and ...

California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have delayed the commercial Dungeness crab season statewide for the second time this year and extended a ban on recreational use of certain traps.

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- Recreational Dungeness crab season in the Bay Area is one of the most anticipated openers in California and it started at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday Nov. 3. The boat slips ...

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 ...

Dungeness crab season has hit a snag in California. The recreational Dungeness crab season officially opened on November 1, 2025. However, the commercial season remains closed and is delayed until at ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Commercial Dungeness crabbing has been delayed along parts of the Oregon coast amid a low crab meat fill, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. According to the ...

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