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.

The recreational Dungeness crab season opened Saturday along the Sonoma Coast, but state officials are warning fishers about potentially dangerous levels of domoic acid in the crabs’ internal ...

The commercial Dungeness crab fishery will be delayed in all Fishing Zones due to numerous reported entanglements this year, high abundance of humpback whales, and presence of leatherback sea turtles.

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

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

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

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

The familiar sight of fresh local crab at holiday feasts may be delayed once again this year, as state officials announced ...

This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...

A large wave capsized a fishing boat in Tomales Bay, dumping 5 people into the water and trapping a 6-year-old under the boat ...

A crab species, originally from the coasts of North and South America, has been found on the other side of the Atlantic on ...