Marine Region News Admin Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales From Entanglement | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 228 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | June 13, 2025 | 2025, Crab, General, Regs commercial | CDFW Closes Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery in Northern Management Area to Protect Whales From Entanglement (6/13/2025) Read More CA Recreational Dungeness Crab Season to Open with Trap Restriction While the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery is Delayed to Protect Whales from Entanglement | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 286 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | October 25, 2024 | 2024, Crab, General, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | 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) Read More CDFW Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales From Entanglement | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 332 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | October 27, 2023 | 2023, Crab, General, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | CDFW Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales From Entanglement (10/27/2023) Read More CDFW Announces Closure of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Off Central California to Protect Humpback Whales | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 142 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | March 30, 2023 | 2023, Crab, General, Regs commercial | CDFW Announces Closure of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Off Central California to Protect Humpback Whales (3/30/2023) Read More CDFW Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction and Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Delay to Protect Whales from Entanglement and Due to Low Crab Quality | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 157 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | November 21, 2022 | 2022, Crab, General, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | 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) Read More CDFW Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales from Entanglement | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 387 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | October 28, 2022 | 2022, Crab, General, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | CDFW Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales from Entanglement (10/28/2022) Read More CDFW Announces Closure of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Off Central California to Protect Humpback Whales | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 211 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | March 25, 2022 | 2022, Crab, Events, General, Regs commercial | CDFW Announces Closure of Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Off Central California to Protect Humpback Whales (3/25/2022) Read More 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)