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    • May 2, 2023
    graphic of dungeness crab fishing zones

    CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and implemented a 30-fathom depth constraint for Fishing Zones 1 and 2

    Categories: Dungeness Crab
    • March 30, 2023
    Dungeness crab.

    CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced a fishery closure for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in fishing zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 (Sonoma/Mendocino county line to the U.S./Mexico border) effective at noon on April 15, 2023.

    Categories: Dungeness Crab, Fisheries
    • January 11, 2023
    illustrated map of Dungeness crab zones

    CDFW will lift the Dungeness crab trap prohibition in Fishing Zones 3-6 (all areas south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line) for the recreational fishery on Jan. 14, 2023 at 8:01 a.m.

    Categories: Fisheries, Marine
    • December 22, 2022
    Map showing California fishing zones

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery statewide on Dec. 31, 2022.

    Categories: Fisheries, Marine
    • December 8, 2022
    Map showing California fishing zones

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is continuing the temporary recreational crab trap restriction in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5 and 6 due to presence of humpback whales and the potential for entanglement from trap gear.

    Categories: Fisheries, Marine