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

The Louisiana Crab Task Force is responsible for advising LDWF and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on the ...

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

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

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

Bay Area seafood lovers hoping to serve fresh Dungeness crab for Thanksgiving or Christmas are out of luck again this year.

SAN FRANCISCO - Commercial fishermen are most likely going to be crabby after the latest announcement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The opening of the Dungeness crab commercial ...

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

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.

Will there be fresh Dungeness crab from California in time for Christmas? What about New Year’s Eve? Unfortunately for crab lovers, the commercial crabbing season won’t start until after the holidays, ...

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