This Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2025-2026 season in our area.

Again this year, California officials are delaying the state’s commercial Dungeness crab season because of the “numerous ...

Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2023-2024 season. In order to avoid entanglements with the large number of whales feeding in nearshore areas along ...

It’s another tough year for crustacean lovers. The Dungeness crab season in California has been pushed back from November 15 to at least December 1, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is delaying the start of the commercial Dungeness crab season and imposing restrictions on recreational crab traps to protect migratory ...

(BCN) — High numbers of migrating humpback whales spotted off the California coast in recent weeks have prompted state regulators to further postpone the commercial Dungeness crab season. The delay is ...

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

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 holidays, ...

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.