Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 58 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | April 17, 2026 | 2026, Crab, General, Invertebrates, Regs commercial | Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement (4/17/2026) 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) 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) CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales From Entanglement CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales From Entanglement (6/13/2025) Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue with Alternative ‘Pop-Up’ Gear to Protect Whales from Entanglement Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue with Alternative ‘Pop-Up’ Gear to Protect Whales from Entanglement (3/13/2026) 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 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 (17) Abalone (2) Birds (5) Crab (63) Enforcement (9) Events (43) Fish (91) General (236) Grants (5) Health advisories (99) Invertebrates (36) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (8) Regs commercial (78) Regs recreational (110) Squid (5) Most Recent Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 April 27, 2026 California Fish and Game Commission Increases Bear Harvest Limit to 2, Hears Recommendations on MPA Petitions April 22, 2026 Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement April 17, 2026 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module 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) California Fish and Game Commission Increases Bear Harvest Limit to 2, Hears Recommendations on MPA Petitions Wednesday, April 22, 2026 California Fish and Game Commission Increases Bear Harvest Limit to 2, Hears Recommendations on MPA Petitions (4/22/2026) Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement Friday, April 17, 2026 Commercial Dungeness Crab Pop-up Fishing Gear Now Authorized for the Entire Central Management Area, Depth Restriction in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement (4/17/2026)