Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator Commercial Crab Fishing Violations on the Rise | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 426 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | March 1, 2022 | 2022, Crab, Enforcement, General, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | Commercial Crab Fishing Violations on the Rise (3/1/2022) CommercialCrabFishingViolationsontheRise Related Articles CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery and Restricts Recreational Crab Traps in the Central Management Area, Limits Commercial Fishing to Inside 30 Fathoms in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery and Restricts Recreational Crab Traps in the Central Management Area, Limits Commercial Fishing to Inside 30 Fathoms in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement (3/28/2024) CDFW Announces Depth Restriction for the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Fishing Zones 1 and 2, and Recreational Crab Trap Prohibition in Zones 3-6 to Protect Humpback Whales CDFW Announces Depth Restriction for the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Fishing Zones 1 and 2, and Recreational Crab Trap Prohibition in Zones 3-6 to Protect Humpback Whales (5/1/2023) Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement while Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement while Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue (5/15/2026) CDFW Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction and Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Delay to Protect Whales from Entanglement and Due to Low Crab Quality CDFW Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction and Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Delay to Protect Whales from Entanglement and Due to Low Crab Quality (11/21/2022) Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunity Continues in Northern Management Area, Will Close in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunity Continues in Northern Management Area, Will Close in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement (4/21/2025) CA Recreational Dungeness Crab Season to Open with Trap Restriction While the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery is Delayed to Protect Whales from Entanglement CA Recreational Dungeness Crab Season to Open with Trap Restriction While the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery is Delayed to Protect Whales from Entanglement (10/25/2024) Comments are closed. Categories 2022 (41) 2023 (55) 2024 (56) 2025 (68) 2026 (33) Abalone (2) Birds (5) Crab (64) Enforcement (10) Events (43) Fish (100) General (251) Grants (6) Health advisories (108) Invertebrates (45) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (10) Regs commercial (83) Regs recreational (115) Squid (5) Most Recent California Fish and Game Commission Finds Common Ground for Western Spadefoot Conservation, Clean Energy Construction August 19, 2026 CDPH Lifts Warnings about Pacific Sardines and Northern Anchovies Harvested in Central California Waters August 4, 2026 Del Norte County Razor Clam Fishery Closes Due to Public Health Hazard; Monterey Bay Anchovy and Sardine Restrictions Lifted as Health Concern Alleviated July 31, 2026 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module California Fish and Game Commission Finds Common Ground for Western Spadefoot Conservation, Clean Energy Construction Wednesday, August 19, 2026 California Fish and Game Commission Finds Common Ground for Western Spadefoot Conservation, Clean Energy Construction (8/19/2026) CDPH Lifts Warnings about Pacific Sardines and Northern Anchovies Harvested in Central California Waters Tuesday, August 4, 2026 CDPH Lifts Warnings about Pacific Sardines and Northern Anchovies Harvested in Central California Waters California Department of Public Health News Release (8/3/2026) Del Norte County Razor Clam Fishery Closes Due to Public Health Hazard; Monterey Bay Anchovy and Sardine Restrictions Lifted as Health Concern Alleviated Friday, July 31, 2026 Del Norte County Razor Clam Fishery Closes Due to Public Health Hazard; Monterey Bay Anchovy and Sardine Restrictions Lifted as Health Concern Alleviated (7/31/2026)