Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open Jan. 5 in Central California; Recreational Crab Trap Restrictions Lifting Jan. 2 | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 477 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | December 19, 2025 | 2025, Crab, General, Health advisories, Invertebrates, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open Jan. 5 in Central California; Recreational Crab Trap Restrictions Lifting Jan. 2 (12/19/2025) Related Articles 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) 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) 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 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 Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Statewide but Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction CDFW Opens Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Statewide but Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction (12/22/2022) 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) Comments are closed. Categories 2022 (41) 2023 (55) 2024 (56) 2025 (68) 2026 (42) Abalone (2) Birds (5) Crab (64) Enforcement (10) Events (44) Fish (102) General (260) Grants (6) Health advisories (116) Invertebrates (51) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (10) Regs commercial (84) Regs recreational (118) Squid (5) Most Recent CDPH Lifts Warning About Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Monterey County October 13, 2026 Del Norte County Recreational Razor Clam Fishery Closes Due to Public Health Hazard October 12, 2026 CDPH Warns Against Consuming Razor Clams from Del Norte County October 9, 2026 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module CDPH Lifts Warning About Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Monterey County Tuesday, October 13, 2026 CDPH Lifts Warning About Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Monterey County California Department of Public Health News Release (10/12/2026) Del Norte County Recreational Razor Clam Fishery Closes Due to Public Health Hazard Monday, October 12, 2026 Del Norte County Recreational Razor Clam Fishery Closes Due to Public Health Hazard (10/9/2026) CDPH Warns Against Consuming Razor Clams from Del Norte County Friday, October 9, 2026 CDPH Warns Against Consuming Razor Clams from Del Norte County California Department of Public Health News Release (10/8/2026)