5—Much of California's coast opened for commercial Dungeness crab fishing ... of whales in the fishing area and the dangers of them being tangled in gear. The northern zones are further delayed ...

Last season, the northern fishing zones opened Jan. 5, while the central zones were delayed until Jan. 18. Despite the shortened seasons, the California Dungeness crab fishery remains one of the ...

Most of California's Dungeness crab fishing will be able to return on Jan. 5. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Dec. 20 that it will open commercial Dungeness crab ...

Humpback whales being spotted in fishing areas and fishing ... Last season, the northern areas remained closed until Jan. 5 and the central zones didn’t open until Jan. 18. Despite these delays, the ...

though a California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group made up of fishermen, marine biologists, environmental group representatives and scientists and the California Department of Fish and ...

Fishing gear from unknown sources entangled at least eight other humpbacks in 2022, and two more entanglements are still under investigation. That’s a rise from 2020 and 2021, which saw one ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Following an entanglement of a humpback whale in California crabbing gear and information showing many humpback whales are currently feeding off California, the state’s fish and ...

Last week, commercial Dungeness ... in fishing gear have delayed the season opening in the last several years.” Despite delays, CDFW added, “The California Dungeness crab fishery remains ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The first catch is in. Commercial Dungeness crab season officially started Sunday in Northern California. Crab fishermen were happy to be back at work, and the public was ...

California’s Dungeness crab season is set to begin Jan. 5 south of the Sonoma-Mendocino county line. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the commercial Dungeness crab ...