Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Portions of Northern California, One Area Further Delayed Due to Public Health Hazard | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 5 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | January 8, 2026 | 2025, Crab, General, Health advisories, Invertebrates, Regs commercial | Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Portions of Northern California, One Area Further Delayed Due to Public Health Hazard (1/8/2026) Related Articles CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Northern Management Zone, Continues Commercial Fishery Delay in Central Management Area CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Northern Management Zone, Continues Commercial Fishery Delay in Central Management Area (12/20/2023) 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) Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Delayed in a Portion of Northern California State Waters Due to Public Health Hazard Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Delayed in a Portion of Northern California State Waters Due to Public Health Hazard (10/30/2024) 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) Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Open in Northern California, Continued Meat Quality and Whale Protection Delays for Commercial Fishery Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Open in Northern California, Continued Meat Quality and Whale Protection Delays for Commercial Fishery (12/9/2024) CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in the Central Management Area Under Trap Reduction and Lifts Recreational Crab Trap Restriction CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in the Central Management Area Under Trap Reduction and Lifts Recreational Crab Trap Restriction (1/11/2024) Comments are closed. Categories 2022 (41) 2023 (55) 2024 (56) 2025 (69) Abalone (2) Birds (4) Crab (57) Enforcement (9) Events (41) Fish (87) General (220) Grants (5) Health advisories (92) Invertebrates (27) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (7) Regs commercial (73) Regs recreational (103) Squid (5) Most Recent Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Portions of Northern California, One Area Further Delayed Due to Public Health Hazard January 8, 2026 Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Last Closed Area of Humboldt County after Delay Due to Public Health Risks December 30, 2025 CDPH Lifts Warning for Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County December 30, 2025 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Portions of Northern California, One Area Further Delayed Due to Public Health Hazard Thursday, January 8, 2026 Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Portions of Northern California, One Area Further Delayed Due to Public Health Hazard (1/8/2026) Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Last Closed Area of Humboldt County after Delay Due to Public Health Risks Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Last Closed Area of Humboldt County after Delay Due to Public Health Risks (12/30/2025) CDPH Lifts Warning for Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County Tuesday, December 30, 2025 CDPH Lifts Warning for Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County California Department of Public Health News Release (12/29/2025)