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  • Update on Commercial Dungeness Crab

    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).

  • California's Commercial Dungeness Crab Update

    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).

  • Crab snaring off the Jetti in Bodega Bay VIDEO

    Crab snaring off the Jetti in Bodega Bay VIDEO

    Catching crabs at Doran Beach in Bodega Bay with Josh from Infinite Bassin

  • Washington Coast Crab Fishing Closure due to Marine Toxins

    Washington Coast Crab Fishing Closure due to Marine Toxins

    Effective immediately, the recreational Dungeness crab fisheries on the Washington coast south of the Queets River will close due to elevated marine toxin levels, state shellfish managers announced today.

  • Commercial Dungeness Crab Update

    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 ...

  • New Commercial Regs for Dungeness Crab and Whale Entanglement

    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.

  • Dungeness Crab Commercial Season Update

    Dungeness Crab Commercial Season Update

    California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group (Working Group) met to review available data and provide a recommendation

  • Dungeness Crab Fishery Update

    Dungeness Crab Fishery Update

    : Entanglement Risk Low, Fishery to Remain Open

  • Two marine areas of Puget Sound will remain open for recreational crab fishing

    Two marine areas of Puget Sound will remain open for recreational crab fishing

    Recreational Crabbing in Areas 8-1 and 8-2 to Remain Open Through January

  • New Crab Buoy Marking Rule

    New Crab Buoy Marking Rule

    Effective January 1, 2020

  • Dec. 31 Marks Opening of Northern Commercial Dungeness Crab Season

    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)

  • Participants in the California recreational Dungeness Crab fishery.

    Participants in the California recreational Dungeness Crab fishery.

    Potential measures include pot limits, catch reporting, surface gear restrictions, service interval requirements, marking requirements and changes to in-season management.

  • Further delay for start date of California Dungeness crab season

    Further delay for start date of California Dungeness crab season

    Dungeness Crab Commercial Season Update Based on updated information and in response to concerns from the commercial Dungeness crab fleet, including written requests from Port Associations to further delay, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham intends to further delay the start date for the California Dungeness crab fishery south of the Mendocino/Sonoma county line.

  • Preliminary Determination to Delay Commercial Dungeness Crab

    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.

  • Crab Season Opens Nov. 2 in California

    Crab Season Opens Nov. 2 in California

    As thousands of recreational anglers await the start of the statewide sport season for Dungeness crab on Saturday, Nov. 2, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising anglers not to consume the viscera of crab caught in two coastal areas due to the presence of domoic acid.

  • Recreational crab fishing closure planned for WA

    Recreational crab fishing closure planned for WA

    The Department of Fish and Wildlife is acting to close recreational crab fishing in areas

  • Proposed Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program

    Proposed Dungeness Crab Trap Gear Retrieval Program

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is developing regulations to implement a retrieval program for lost or abandoned commercial Dungeness crab gear.

  • Commercial rock crab fishery opens

    Commercial rock crab fishery opens

    Following the recommendation of state health agencies, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today that it will be opening the commercial rock crab fishery from near Cape Mendocino, Humboldt County (40° 30.00’ N. Lat.) north to the Humboldt Bay entrance at the north jetty (40° 46.15’ N. latitude), including all ocean waters of Humboldt Bay.

  • Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Kicks Off

    Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Kicks Off

    Each February for 17 years, countless volunteers spend 10 days on the water along the Texas coastline searching the bays for abandoned crab traps left to foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines, “ghost fish,” and create unsightly views. To date, they’ve hauled off more than 35,000 of these derelict traps.

  • Dungeness crab fisheries Opening

    Dungeness crab fisheries Opening

    Recreational and Commercial Dungeness Crab Fisheries to Open in Humboldt County California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham issued a declaration to open the recreational and commercial Dungeness crab fisheries from Patrick’s Point, Humboldt County north to the California/Oregon state line.