Commercial Dungeness crab fishing season officially started three weeks ago in Northern California and that was a late start ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Commercial crabbing season in California opened this past weekend after a couple months delay. Diehard crab connoisseurs got their pick of the first catch on Sunday, right off of crabbing boats.

Found primarily along the west coast of North America, from Alaska to California, Dungeness crab is a key species for both commercial fishing and culinary applications. Economic Contribution: The ...

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 ...

covering Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5, and 6, will operate under a 50% trap reduction to mitigate the risk of humpback whale entanglements by decreasing the amount of gear and vertical lines in the water. In ...