Another year of a delayed commercial Dungeness crab season is incredibly difficult for our fleet and port communities,” Lisa ...

(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 ...

A humpback whale dives into the water off the coast of Monterey, California. (Shayan Sanyal, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr) MONTEREY, Calif. (CN) — Commercial crabbing along half of the California coast will ...

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.

For the sixth consecutive year, California officials are delaying the region’s commercial Dungeness crab season because of the “high abundance” of migrating humpback whales already getting ensnared by ...

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

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 whales. The ...

The recreational Dungeness crab season is set to open Nov. 1, except in Northern California, where it has been delayed for ...