The Recreational and commercial stone crab harvest season will begin Oct. 15 and remain open through May 1, closing May 2.

Stone crab season is set to begin on October 15, offering commercial and recreational harvesters the chance to catch the prized crustaceans. The season will remain open until May 1, officially closing ...

Recreational stone crab harvesters have numerous regulations to consider before they start trapping the crustaceans.

(CN) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced new restrictions on commercial and recreational crabbing after two humpback whales got entangled in lines that might have been used to ...

The captain and crew of a commercial stone crab vessel were charged with illegally harvesting over 65 pounds of stone crab ...

Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2023-2024 season. In order to avoid entanglements with the large number of whales feeding in nearshore areas along ...

MONTEREY, Calif. (KGO) -- The local Dungeness crab season starts Friday for recreational crabbing off the coast from Mendocino County south to Monterey. But commercial crabbing will have to wait until ...

The return of the recreational Dungeness crab season in California is set to kick off Nov. 2, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday. This year’s opening comes with a notice ...

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California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials have delayed the commercial Dungeness crab season statewide for the second time this year and extended a ban on recreational use of certain traps.