Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Statewide but Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction December 22, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery statewide on Dec. 31, 2022. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine Tagged: Dungeness crabfisheriesfishing zones CDFW Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction and Delay of the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Statewide December 8, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is continuing the temporary recreational crab trap restriction in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 due to presence of humpback whales and the potential for entanglement from trap gear. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine Tagged: crab trapdungeness crabhumpback whales CDFW Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction and Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Delay to Protect Whales from Entanglement and Due to Low Crab Quality November 21, 2022 CDFW is continuing the temporary recreational crab trap restriction in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 due to presence of humpback whales and the potential for entanglement from trap gear. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine Tagged: crap trap restrictionwhalesDungeness crab CDFW Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales from Entanglement October 28, 2022 The recreational take of Dungeness crab using crab traps will be temporarily restricted statewide when the season opens on Saturday, Nov. 5 due to presence of humpback and blue whales and the potential for entanglement from trap gear. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine Tagged: Dungeness CrabCrabbingFishingCalifornia Dungeness Crab Season Commercial Crab Fishing Violations on the Rise March 1, 2022 Wildlife officers from the CDFW Marine Enforcement Division have noticed an uptick in the number of commercial Dungeness crab cases in North Coast waters since December 2021. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, General Tagged: MarineMarine Enforcement DivisionDungeness crabcommercial crabbingviolationsLEDLaw Enforcement Division Prev123Next