Marine Region Newsfeed RSS newsfeed generator CDFW Protects Returning Humpback Whales from Entanglement Risk While Providing Continued Fishing Opportunities for Dungeness Crab | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 42 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | April 3, 2025 | 2025, Crab, General, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | CDFW Protects Returning Humpback Whales from Entanglement Risk While Providing Continued Fishing Opportunities for Dungeness Crab (4/3/2025) Read More CDFW Continues Recreational Fishery Trap Restriction and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Due to Meat Quality and Whale Entanglement Risk | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 51 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | November 21, 2024 | 2024, Crab, General, Health advisories, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | CDFW Continues Recreational Fishery Trap Restriction and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Due to Meat Quality and Whale Entanglement Risk (11/21/2024) Read More CDFW Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction and Delays Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Due to Entanglement Risk | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 52 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | December 7, 2023 | 2023, Crab, General, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | CDFW Continues Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction and Delays Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Due to Entanglement Risk (12/7/2023) Read More CDFW Expands Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction and Delays Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Due to Poor Meat Quality and Whale Entanglement Risk | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 48 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | November 17, 2023 | 2023, Crab, General, Regs commercial, Regs recreational | CDFW Expands Partial Recreational Crab Trap Restriction and Delays Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Due to Poor Meat Quality and Whale Entanglement Risk (11/17/2023) Read More CDFW Restricts the Use of Crab Traps for the Recreational Crab Fishery to Minimize Risk of Whale Entanglements | 1 MIN READ | 0 Comment | 100 | by mary.patyten@wildlife.ca.gov | April 13, 2022 | 2022, Crab, Events, General, Regs recreational | CDFW Restricts the Use of Crab Traps for the Recreational Crab Fishery to Minimize Risk of Whale Entanglements (4/13/2022) Read More Categories 2022 (41) 2023 (55) 2024 (56) 2025 (69) Abalone (2) Birds (4) Crab (57) Enforcement (9) Events (41) Fish (87) General (220) Grants (5) Health advisories (92) Invertebrates (27) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (7) Regs commercial (73) Regs recreational (103) Squid (5) Most Recent Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Portions of Northern California, One Area Further Delayed Due to Public Health Hazard January 8, 2026 Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Last Closed Area of Humboldt County after Delay Due to Public Health Risks December 30, 2025 CDPH Lifts Warning for Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County December 30, 2025 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Portions of Northern California, One Area Further Delayed Due to Public Health Hazard Thursday, January 8, 2026 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 to Open in Last Closed Area of Humboldt County after Delay Due to Public Health Risks Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Recreational Dungeness Crab Fishery to Open in Last Closed Area of Humboldt County after Delay Due to Public Health Risks (12/30/2025) CDPH Lifts Warning for Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County Tuesday, December 30, 2025 CDPH Lifts Warning for Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County California Department of Public Health News Release (12/29/2025)