California officials are delaying the Bay Area's commercial Dungeness crab season because of the "high abundance" of migrating humpback whales already getting ensnared by old crab-pot fishing ...

California officials are delaying the Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season because of the “high abundance” of ...

Most notable this week is the opening of Dungeness crab season. Just like last year, concerns about whale entanglement in crab pot lines has necessitated some in-season changes to typical crab ...

Press release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: The recreational Dungeness ... also implement best practices when fishing with hoop nets or crab traps in open Fishing Zones ...

2, but the use of traps will be prohibited in Zones 3 and 4, between the Sonoma-Mendocino county line down to Lopez Point in Monterey County. Dungeness crab season, which traditionally starts in ...

California officials are delaying the Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season because of the “high abundance” of migrating humpback whales already getting ensnared by old crab-pot ...

However, that’s dependent on a November risk assessment and the fish and wildlife director’s determination of risk for Dungeness crab fisheries ... Conception. No traps are allowed south of Zone 5.

The commercial Dungeness crab season has been delayed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, from its scheduled start in January. The delay is attributed to the unusually high levels ...