CDFW assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program and announced changes to both commercial and ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a stoppage of crab fishing with traps for the Monterey Bay for the protection of whales. The CDFW announced on Friday that crab fishing will ...

(CN) — Recreational and commercial crab fishing in California will be restricted as large groups of humpback whales continue to forage along the coastline, the California Department of Fish and ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - Dungeness crab season is on hold again. There are a lot fewer fishing boats at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay these days. The boats that are there are not getting much ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — California’s commercial Dungeness crab seasons will be delayed this year, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday. The delays are being enacted in order ...

California officials will further restrict commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fishing next month south of the Sonoma-Mendocino county line to reduce entanglement risks for humpback whales ...

SANTA CRUZ — After the commercial Dungeness crab season was delayed due to the presence of humpback whales in the region, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it will reopen next ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy ...

Recreational Crab Trap Restriction Goes Into Effect in Fishing Zones 4 and 5 (Pigeon Point, 37°11' N Latitude to Point Conception, 34°27' N Latitude) March 14, 2026 - California Department of Fish and ...