SEASIDE, ORE. – State agriculture officials in Oregon have shut down commercial and recreational crabbing in coastal waters from Tillamook Head along the northern coast to the California border ...

Dungeness crab season, which is normally expected to begin in November, opened at 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning in all but two zones along the coast.

In Northern California, north of the Sonoma-Mendocino county line, the season will open Jan. 15 with a reduction of 25% of traps, the department said in a press release.

The 2021 season was delayed two weeks for far Northern California, and got underway Dec. 1. In the Bay Area, the commercial crabbing season wasn’t allowed to start until Dec. 29.

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said two Northern California crabbing zones must shut down Friday to protect humpback whales. Dungeness crabbers off Northern California must cease ...

State officials announced Wednesday that California’s long-delayed Dungeness crab season will be allowed to open Jan. 5 in the state’s northernmost counties — Mendocino, Humboldt and Del ...

Fishers can start harvesting Dungeness crab on Jan. 5 in two fishing zones in Northern California, stretching from the border between Sonoma and Mendocino counties to California’s border with ...

There is no doubt that both animals have a fanbase in Northern California, whether it's seafood lovers, nature buffs, or both. The Dungeness crab is a core economic resource for coastal ...