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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 ...
Dungeness crabs, larger, meatier and more abundant in California than other species, are treasured by locals as well as tourists, who frequently consume them at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf ...
Prosecutors called the illegal fishing 'the most egregious case of unlawful crabbing activity in San Francisco's history.' San Francisco D.A. sues fisherman for nearly $1 million for 'egregious ...
The Dungeness fishery was started by San Francisco fishermen in 1848. [4] [5] [9] By the early 1900s the fishery had expanded to match the entire range of the crabs. [4] Around this time regulations were put in place to allow only hard-shelled male crabs that were at least 6 in (150 mm) inches at their widest point. [9]
The Ten Mile State Marine Reserve, Ten Mile Beach State Marine Conservation Area and Ten Mile Estuary State Marine Conservation Area are located between Westport and Fort Bragg along the California coast north of San Francisco. The Ten Mile State Marine Reserve encompasses 12 square miles, while the Marine Conservation Area totals 3.5 square miles.
Chinese mitten crab. Mitten crabs (Eriochir sinensis) from China were first sighted in San Francisco Bay in 1992, and are suspected of being purposely introduced to initiate a fishery. [8] Like other invasive species, the mitten crab is an ecological competitor that threatens the availability of food for native species.
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Loxorhynchus grandis, commonly known as the sheep crab or spider crab, is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae. [1] It is the largest crab found on the California coast. [2] The species was first described to science by William Stimpson in 1857. [3] The type specimen was collected on the coast of California, near San Francisco.