National Fisherman

Dungeness Crab

California to open central Dungeness season with 50 percent traps

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A full bin of Dungeness crabs — Photo courtesy of Action Works Photography and the Oregon Sea Grant

Select Dungeness fishermen in California get green light to resume catch

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Dungeness crab. Oregon Sea Grant photo.

Calif. far north gets Dungeness opening Jan. 5

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A hold full of Dungeness, Bodega Bay. Faces of California Fishing photo.

Northern California Dungeness opener set for Jan. 5

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Photo by Cas Holmes on Unsplash

Crab season delay causes concern in Calif. port

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A Dungeness crab pot. California wildlife officials are delaying the 2026 crabbing season opener until at least Jan.1 to avoid gear entanglement risk to a reported abundance of humpback whales. CDFW image.

California Dungeness opener pushed back again to mid-December

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Photo by Simon Hurry on Unsplash

Amid uncertainty, Dungeness season off to good start

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A Dungeness crab pot. California wildlife officials are delaying the 2026 crabbing season opener until at least Jan.1 to avoid gear entanglement risk to a reported abundance of humpback whales. CDFW image.

California delays Dungeness season; next assessment Nov. 17

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Da Yang Seafood's processing plant on Pier 2 in Astoria, Ore. Port of Astoria photo.

Oregon seafood processors, fishermen protest state wastewater permit

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The Odin, in-between crabbing trips in Westport, Wash., will arrive at Hansen Boat Co. in mid-November for maintenance work and a possible haul out. Hansen Boat Co. photo.

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September is the season for new work at Hansen Boat Co.

Michael Crowley

Oregon tribes protest offshore wind plans

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