California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have announced a statewide delay to the commercial Dungeness crab season ...

Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab, a centerpiece of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations in Northern California, will ...

Recreation Dungeness crab season will open on Nov. 1 along the coast of the Central Coast and the Monterey Bay, but with some ...

California will close final Dungeness crab fishing zones on June 20 at 6 p.m. Closures aim to prevent humpback whale entanglements in commercial fish gear. Crab traps in closed zones may be retrieved ...

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.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law aimed at protecting marine life by gradually phasing out the use of set ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has delayed the opening of commercial crabbing season statewide to protect ...

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

Marine mammal care centers worry NOAA furloughs and cuts over a longer period could reduce oversight for ocean creatures.

Fishing report compiled by California Outdoors Hall of Fame member Dave Hurley and edited by Roger George, who guides in the ...