Krab Krew members Jernando Juarez, left, and Julie Myers crack open freshly cooked whole crabs destined for consumption by visitors at the Dungeness Crab Festival on Friday on the Port Angeles ...

The commercial Dungeness crab season will open from Cape Falcon to the California border on Dec. 16, the Oregon Department of ...

The recreational Dungeness crab season is set to open Nov. 1, except in Northern California, where it has been delayed for another year for health reasons. State health agencies found that the ...

Dungeness crab season has hit a snag in California. The recreational Dungeness crab season officially opened on November 1, 2025. However, the commercial season remains closed and is delayed until at ...

A Humpback whale swims off the coast of San Diego, California, in 2022, entangled with the lines of two commercial Dungeness crab traps. The line is deeply embedded in the flesh of the whale. (Photo ...

The season will be delayed as crabs across the Columbia River in Long Beach, Wash. have not yet met the required meat fill percentage of 23%.

Although Long Beach crab has still not reached the 23 percent meat fill requirement, Oregon has decided to open up its ...

Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed coastwide until at least Dec. 16, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Oregon Dungeness crab met both meat and safe biotoxin ...

California will close final Dungeness crab fishing zones on June 20 at 6 p.m. Closures aim to prevent humpback whale entanglements in commercial fish gear. Crab traps in closed zones may be retrieved ...