Recent News Releases CDFW Announces a Statewide Fleet Advisory for the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery February 18, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is issuing a statewide fleet advisory for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery due to a recent humpback whale entanglement, approximately 5 miles west of Cypress Point near Monterey Bay (Fishing Zone 4). Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Marine Tagged: Fleet AdvisoryDungeness CrabCommercial FishingWhale Entanglements CDFW Announces Start of Commercial Crab Fishery and Recreational Use of Crab Traps in Fishing Zone 3 December 15, 2021 Recreational Dungeness crab trap fishing in Fishing Zone 3 (Sonoma/Mendocino county line to Pigeon Point) will open under a Fleet Advisory beginning at 9 a.m. this Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Marine Tagged: Dungeness CrabCrab FishingCommercial FishingRecreational Fishing
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