This Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2025-2026 season in our area.

Question: Is it legal to use hoop nets to catch crab off piers in California this time of the year? I thought I read crab season runs through June. However, the hoop net is a net people use for ...

Despite the delay of commercial Dungeness crab season, and the temporary prohibition against using ”long soak” rigid crab pots, plenty of Monterey Bay residents enjoyed their traditional Thanksgiving ...

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

Crab-trap buoys must display “GO ID” number of the trap’s operator. (Carrie Wilson) Q: Are there new regulations for Dungeness crab traps? I heard traps must be marked with the “GO ID” number. Is this ...

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

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced commercial Dungeness crab restrictions will be lifted on Jan. 5 in DFW Zones 1 and 2. Recreational anglers in those zones may use traditional ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- State fishery officials have delayed the start of Dungeness crab fishing season from Monterey to Point Arena along the Mendocino County coast at least until just days before ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) — From Monterey to Point Area along the Mendocino County coast, commercial and recreational crab fishing will be delayed this season. Just weeks before Thanksgiving, the ...

Q: Is it legal to use hoop nets to catch crab off piers in California this time of the year? I thought that I read crab season runs through June. However, the hoop net is a net that people use for ...

Update: A decision was made Nov. 1 to restrict the use of traps in two zones and to delay the commercial season in those zones as well. Click here for the update. Under new rules, California’s fish ...