Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery Set to Open May 1 | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 413 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | April 19, 2023 | 2023, Fish, General, Regs recreational | Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery Set to Open May 1 (4/19/2023) RecreationalPacificHalibutFisherySettoOpenMayTag Related Articles 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 Seeks Public Input on California's Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery CDFW Seeks Public Input on California's Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery (2/14/2024) Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery to Close August 4 at 11:59 p.m. Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery to Close August 4 at 11:59 p.m. (8/2/2023) Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery to Close August 7 Recreational Pacific Halibut Fishery to Close August 7 (8/4/2022) Pacific Halibut Fishery Set to Open May 1 Pacific Halibut Fishery Set to Open May 1 (4/11/2022) Recreational Pacific Halibut Season to Open April 1 Recreational Pacific Halibut Season to Open April 1 (3/27/2026) 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)