Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open Jan. 5 in Central California | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 178 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | December 20, 2024 | 2024, Crab, General, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open Jan. 5 in Central California (12/20/2024) CommercialDungenessCrabFisherytoOpenJantaginCentralCalifornia Related Articles Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open Jan. 5 in Central California; Recreational Crab Trap Restrictions Lifting Jan. 2 Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open Jan. 5 in Central California; Recreational Crab Trap Restrictions Lifting Jan. 2 (12/19/2025) 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) 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) 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 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 (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)