Commercial
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CDFW Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
Deployment and use of crab traps in any recreational crab fishery (including rock crab) is temporarily restricted
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Health Hazard and Spiny Lobster Recreational and Commercial Fisheries
Set to Open with Delays in Portions of Los Angeles and Orange Counties Due to Public Health Hazard
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CDFW wildlife officers joined the Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel
Many thanks to the owners/operators of the Dana Pride and the Fish 4 Life program
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CDFW Announces Depth Restriction for the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and implemented a 30-fathom depth constraint
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CDFW Announces Closure of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
The take and possession of Dungeness crab is therefore prohibited after noon on April 15, 2023, in fishing zones 3-6.
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CDFW Lifts Trap Restrictions in the Commercial and Recreational Dungeness Crab Fisheries
CDFW will lift the 50 percent commercial fishery trap reduction
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Humpback Whales Cause California's Commercial Dungeness Crab Closure
This closure is being implemented because of two recent humpback whale entanglements that occurred off San Mateo County and in Monterey Bay involving California commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear.
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Commercial gillnet harvest of king mackerel in federal waters
Commercial Gillnet Harvest of King Mackerel in Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico Southern Zone Will Close March 2
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Violations Rise for Commercial Crab Fishing
CDFW Marine Enforcement Division have noticed an uptick in the number of commercial Dungeness crab cases since December 2021.
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California commercial Dungeness crab fishery
If you have an interest in understanding how CDFW, its many partners and the California commercial Dungeness crab fishery are working together
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Dungeness Crab Fishery Update Nov 2021
Commercial and Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Update Humpback whales have migrated out of Fishing Zones 1 and 2 and crabs there have passed quality testing
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Entanglement Risk in the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
CDFW Works With Diverse Stakeholder Group to Manage Entanglement Risk in the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
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Update on Commercial Dungeness Crab
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) completed the most recent marine life entanglement risk assessment under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP).
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California's Commercial Dungeness Crab Update
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) just completed the most recent marine life entanglement risk assessment under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP).
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Commercial Dungeness Crab Update
Update Proving that the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program is successfully striking a balance between the needs of the commercial Dungeness crab fleet and ...
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New Commercial Regs for Dungeness Crab and Whale Entanglement
The commercial Dungeness crab season in the central management area, which was scheduled to open Sunday, Nov. 15, will be delayed due to the presence of whales within fishing grounds and the potential for entanglement.
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Commercial Fishing OK'd
Members of Saving Seafood’s National Coalition for Fishing Communities thank President Trump for the presidential proclamation signed today restoring sustainable commercial fishing activities in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
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Dungeness Crab Commercial Season Update
California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group (Working Group) met to review available data and provide a recommendation
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Dec. 31 Marks Opening of Northern Commercial Dungeness Crab Season
Northern Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Will Open Dec. 31 December 20, 2019by ptirawildlife, posted in crab, Fishing (Commercial)
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Preliminary Determination to Delay Commercial Dungeness Crab
In addition to this preliminary determination of delay due to a significant risk of whale entanglements, additional delays are possible due to human health risks or poor crab quality.