Recreational fishing for Dungeness crab will open this weekend for anglers using hoop nets or crab snares only. (Contributed) ...

While commercial crab fishing is on pause, sport crab fishing will be allowed to begin on November 4. In certain regions, crab pots will be banned, but hoop nets and crab snares will be permitted ...

Harvesting Dungeness using hoop nets or crab snares remains legal, as neither of the techniques includes overnight or multi-day soaks that can cause whale entanglements.

Recreational crabbers in that area can take Dungeness by other means, including hoop nets and crab snares. The commercial postponement is another blow for the state’s beleaguered fishing fleet.

(BCN) — High numbers of migrating humpback whales spotted off the California coast in recent weeks have prompted state regulators to further postpone the commercial Dungeness crab season. The… ...

This year's commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed at least two weeks. That means there likely won't be any crab on Thanksgiving tables.

The recreational take of Dungeness crab by other methods, including hoop nets and crab snares, is not affected by the temporary trap restriction and is allowed statewide beginning Nov. 4, CDFW ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced commercial Dungeness crab restrictions will be lifted on Jan. 5 in DFW Zones 1 and 2.

SAN FRANCISCO — The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy ...