Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator Commercial Crab Fishing Violations on the Rise | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 301 | 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 (19) Abalone (2) Birds (5) Crab (64) Enforcement (9) Events (43) Fish (91) General (238) Grants (5) Health advisories (100) Invertebrates (38) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (8) Regs commercial (78) Regs recreational (111) Squid (5) Most Recent Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement while Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue May 15, 2026 CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County May 8, 2026 Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 April 27, 2026 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement while Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue Friday, May 15, 2026 Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement while Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue (5/15/2026) CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County Friday, May 8, 2026 CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County California Department of Public Health News Release (5/1/2026) Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 Monday, April 27, 2026 Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 California Department of Public Health News Release (4/24/2026)