Commercial Dungeness crab fishermen will be able to ply their trade in most of California on Jan. 5, 2025, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife says it will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery starting on Jan. 5.

Will there be fresh Dungeness crab from California in time for Christmas? What about New Year’s Eve? Unfortunately for crab lovers, the commercial crabbing season won’t start until after the ...

California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in fishing gear. With a truncated season and sharp limits on gear, crabbers ...

Dungeness crab from the California coast won't be on the menu for yet another Thanksgiving, after state wildlife officials announced a delay to the commercial crab fishing season.

State officials announced Wednesday that California’s long-delayed Dungeness crab season will be allowed to open Jan. 5 in the state’s northernmost counties — Mendocino, Humboldt and Del ...

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 and Wildlife.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife on Friday ordered another delay in the commercial Dungeness crab fishing season — the third so far this year.

The commercial Dungeness crab season in California will be curtailed to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines, officials announced Thursday, March 28, 2024.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Dec. 20 that it will open commercial Dungeness crab fishing from the Sonoma/Mendocino county line to the U.S./Mexico border next month.

California’s long-delayed Dungeness crab season will be allowed to open Jan. 5 in the state’s northernmost counties of Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte, state officials have announced ...