MENDOCINO Co., 12/7/23 — Restrictions on recreational crab traps will be lifted starting 8 a.m. on Dec. 16 along the Mendocino Coast north of Point Arena to the Oregon border, according to today’s announcement from the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, but the start of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed in all zones until at least Dec. 21, when the agency will re-assess the potential risks to other marine species including high numbers of migrating humpback whales.
CDFW has delayed the start of commercial crab season in previous years to reduce the overlap between migrating whales and other species who might be entangled in fishing gear, and plans to evaluate the current restrictions around Dec. 21.
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