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 | 240 | 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 (12) Abalone (2) Birds (5) Crab (62) Enforcement (9) Events (43) Fish (90) General (231) Grants (5) Health advisories (97) Invertebrates (33) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (7) Regs commercial (75) Regs recreational (108) Squid (5) Most Recent CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Marin and San Mateo Counties April 1, 2026 CDFW Finds Starvation to be Primary Cause of Increased Mortalities in California Seabirds March 30, 2026 Recreational Pacific Halibut Season to Open April 1 March 27, 2026 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Marin and San Mateo Counties Wednesday, April 1, 2026 CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Marin and San Mateo Counties California Department of Public Health News Release (3/30/2026) CDFW Finds Starvation to be Primary Cause of Increased Mortalities in California Seabirds Monday, March 30, 2026 CDFW Finds Starvation to be Primary Cause of Increased Mortalities in California Seabirds (3/27/2026) Recreational Pacific Halibut Season to Open April 1 Friday, March 27, 2026 Recreational Pacific Halibut Season to Open April 1 (3/27/2026)