In addition to the delay because of whales, the commercial Dungeness crab season in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties was delayed until Dec. 16 because tests showed the crab meat was of ...

Commercial fishing of crabs, however, which was set to begin Nov. 15, has been delayed entirely between the Sonoma-Mendocino county line and the U.S.-Mexico border. Crab traps are cages that fishers ...

Dungeness crab is the most abundant crab species off the California coast, according to Fish and Wildlife, but decreases rapidly in abundance south of Monterey Bay. A California bill that would have ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Friday that the California commercial Dungeness crab fishery will be closed until at least Dec. 31.

November 2024 marked the sixth year commercial fishing for these crabs was delayed. The decision was made to protect migrating humpback whales from potentially becoming entangled in the crab traps.

Crab trap floats that have washed up on the sand hold valuable clues about where they came from and what type of ... these numbers can be traced back to specific commercial or recreational ...

Second, people that use crab pots or crab traps will be required to have escape rings so that undersized crabs can escape, which Brunson says has been a requirement for commercial crabbers for a ...

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in Northwest Florida must be removed from the water by January 5th, 2025, as a 10-day trap closure goes into effect. The closure, which affects all ...

For the 2023-24 stone crab season, all recreational and commercial stone crab traps, plastic or wood, must have an unobstructed escape ring 2 3/16 inches in diameter.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— A new rule aimed at protecting diamondback terrapin turtles from drowning in recreational blue crab traps will go into effect Wednesday, March 1.. The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

Second, people that use crab pots or crab traps will be required to have escape rings so that undersized crabs can escape, which Brunson says has been a requirement for commercial crabbers for a ...