Seafood
CDFW Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales From Entanglement
The commercial Dungeness crab fishery south of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line was scheduled to open on Nov. 15, 2022 in Fishing Zones 3, 4, 5 and 6. However, the season opener has been delayed in those zones due to presence of high numbers of humpback whales (PDF)(opens in new tab) and the potential for entanglement.... Read more
November 1, 2022 | 2 min to read