Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator Spiny Lobster Recreational and Commercial Fisheries Set to Open With Delays in Portions of Los Angeles and Orange Counties Due to Public Health Hazard | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 255 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | September 22, 2023 | 2023, General, Health advisories, Lobster, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | Spiny Lobster Recreational and Commercial Fisheries Set to Open With Delays in Portions of Los Angeles and Orange Counties Due to Public Health Hazard (9/22/2023) SpinyLobsterRecreationalandCommercialFisheriesSettoOpenWithDelaysinPortionsofLosAngelesandOrangeCountiesDuetoPublicHealthHazard Related Articles Delayed Recreational and Commercial Spiny Lobster Fisheries to Open in Los Angeles and Orange Counties Delayed Recreational and Commercial Spiny Lobster Fisheries to Open in Los Angeles and Orange Counties (10/12/2023) Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Portions of Northern California, One Area Further Delayed Due to Public Health Hazard Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Portions of Northern California, One Area Further Delayed Due to Public Health Hazard (1/8/2026) Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Opens in Del Norte, Mendocino and Parts of Humboldt Counties After Delays Caused by Public Health Risks Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Opens in Del Norte, Mendocino and Parts of Humboldt Counties After Delay Caused by Public Health Risks (12/12/2025) 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) Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Delayed in a Portion of Northern California State Waters Due to Public Health Hazard Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery Delayed in a Portion of Northern California State Waters Due to Public Health Hazard (10/30/2024) 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) 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)