California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have announced a statewide delay to the commercial Dungeness crab season, which is supposed to begin Nov. 15.

Many people look forward to the Dungeness crab season in the fall. This year, the season is delayed to protect migrating sea ...

Humpback whales and domoic acid contamination are putting the brakes on California's commercial Dungeness crab fishery this ...

Recreation Dungeness crab season will open on Nov. 1 along the coast of the Central Coast and the Monterey Bay, but with some ...

(CN) — The recreational Dungeness crab season is returning next month to California, with restrictions.

The U.S. state of California has delayed the start of the commercial Dungeness crab season until 2026 after regulators ...

Again this year, California officials are delaying the state’s commercial Dungeness crab season because of the “numerous reports” throughout 2025 of migrating humpback whales getting ensnared by old ...

COMMERCIAL DUNGENESS CRAB SEASON WILL CLOSE EARLY THIS SEASON. ALL CRAB FISHERIES IN CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF SONOMA WILL SHUT DOWN ON APRIL 8TH. CRAB SEASON AN INCREASE OF HUMPBACK WHALES IN CRABBING ...

Crabs Credit: CDFW October 25, 2025 - The recreational Dungeness crab season will open beginning Nov. 1, 2025, except in northern California where it has been delayed due to a public health hazard.

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After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on ...