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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.

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.

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 ...

“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.

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 ...

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.

“Wardens opened each trap and removed a total of 243 live Dungeness crabs and one rock crab from the traps and returned them to the ocean,” the lawsuit in San Mateo County Superior Court said.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced commercial Dungeness crab restrictions will be lifted on Jan. 5 in DFW Zones 1 and 2.

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 ...

"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 ...