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Dungeness crab season has been delayed for the seventh year in a row. The season was supposed to start Nov. 15, but due to a high number of humpback whales in the Monterey Bay it has been postponed.

Looking at the annual tonnage harvested by the Dungeness crab fishery, between 2010 and 2022, the catch varied from a low of 1,506 tons in 2015 to a high of 15,884 tons in 2012.

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.

“The west coast Dungeness crab fishery is worth about 250 million dollars annually — therefore they are a source of income for many people and a source of food for others,” Porteus explained.

As of 6 p.m. on April 15, commercial crab fishing will be closed in California's Fishing Zones 4, 5 and 6, from Pigeon Point in San Mateo County to the U.S./Mexico border, California Department of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — It's officially Dungeness crab season along parts of the Oregon coast. While the start of the season is aimed for Dec. 1, it often comes a few weeks later. Each year, the Oregon ...

This story is published in cooperation with Willamette Week and the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission. Oregon Dungeness crab, our state’s official crustacean, is internationally lauded as a ...

Dungeness crab also buoys the coast economy in summer when the delicacy is served to tourists at restaurants. Price fluctuations In 2021-22, a limited supply caused crab prices to surge.

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 ...

Most Dungeness crab in the Monterey Bay are found in deeper water, from 150-220 feet. Further up the coast towards Half Moon Bay and Pacifica, the crab can be located much closed to shore.

"Our big focus is the bounty of the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Northwest,” said Quinton Chastain, the chef at the crab tent in charge of cooking Dungeness crab for a crowd all during all ...