Dungeness
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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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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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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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Dungeness Crab Fishery Opens
The recreational take of Dungeness crab using crab traps, hoop nets and snares is allowed starting Nov. 6, 2021, in Fishing Zones 1 and 2 (from the Oregon state line to the Sonoma/Mendocino county line) and in Fishing Zones 5 and 6 (the area south of Lopez Point, Monterey County).
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Adoption of New Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Regulations
New regulations adopted by the Fish and Game Commission(opens in new tab) authorize the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director to restrict the use of crab traps in the beginning and end of the recreational Dungeness crab season
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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