Marine Region News Admin 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 | 163 | 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 | 196 | 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 | 191 | 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 | 189 | 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 | 206 | 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 (68) 2026 (19) Abalone (2) Birds (5) Crab (64) Enforcement (9) Events (43) Fish (91) General (238) Grants (5) Health advisories (100) Invertebrates (38) Licenses (3) Lobster (15) MPAs (8) Regs commercial (78) Regs recreational (111) Squid (5) Most Recent Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement while Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue May 15, 2026 CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County May 8, 2026 Annual Quarantine of Sport-Harvested Mussels Begins May 1 April 27, 2026 DNN News Feed (RSS) Module Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement while Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue Friday, May 15, 2026 Recreational Crab Traps Restricted in Central Management Area to Protect Whales from Entanglement while Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishing Opportunities Continue (5/15/2026) CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County Friday, May 8, 2026 CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Del Norte County California Department of Public Health News Release (5/1/2026) 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)