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The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines. It’s the ...
California Dungeness crab, popular with locals on the holidays and tourists at all times, won't be available before December. California crabbers have a whale of a problem: Season's start delayed ...
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 ...
Oregon's commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed across the Oregon Coast until at least Dec. 16, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. The state agency said testing shows Dungeness ...
In 2024, California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation designating the Dungeness crab as California's official state crustacean. The 2022-23 crab season brought revenue of about $54.4 million to the California economy. [22] The annual Dungeness Crab Festival is held in Port Angeles, Washington, each October. [23] [24]
Dungeness Crab in an Aquarium. The Dungeness crab in the Puget Sound, Washington state is a non-genetically distinct population of Dungeness [1] that has been experiencing severely declining populations in the south sound region since 2013. [2] The cause of the decline is unknown, although it has been determined not to be due to overfishing.
As of September 2024, nine U.S. states and the District of Columbia have designated state crustaceans: [1] Louisiana has the freshwater crawfish Procambarus clarkii. Maryland has the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. [2] Oregon has the Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister. [3] California also has the Dungeness crab, Metacarcinus magister. [4]
Targeted to open Dec. 1, Oregon's ocean commercial Dungeness crab season can be delayed or partially opened so consumers get a high-quality product and crabs are not wasted.