Tag: Dungeness Crabs

New Opening Date for Calif. Dungeness Season

1/5/2025 - By nationalfisherman.com. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced that the commercial Dungeness crab fishery from the Sonoma/Mendocino County line to the U.S./Mexico border will open on January 5, 2025, at 12:01 a.m. A pre-soak period will begin today, January 2, 2025, at 8:01 a.m. This area, covering… SEE MORE

https://sfist.com/2020/04/26/californias-dungeness-crab-season-will-end-on-may-15-to-shield-whales-from-harm/

2021 Dungeness Crab Season a Mixed Pot

1/29/2021 - By Brian Bull. Oregon’s commercial Dungeness Crab season is a little topsy-turvy, so far. The good news is, the market price for crab is up since a deal was reached nearly two weeks ago. Processors then agreed to $2.75 a pound. But Taunette Dixon of the Newport Fisherman’s Wives group… SEE MORE

San Francisco Area Crabbers End Holdout

1/13/2021 - By Nick Rahaim. First came whales, then came a price most West Coast Dungeness crabbers deemed too low to fish for, but after nearly two months of having their gear at the ready, San Francisco area Dungie fishermen finally set their pots Monday, Jan. 11, at 8 a.m. They will… SEE MORE

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Five Favorite Seafood Recipes to Make for Mother’s Day

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5/9/2020 - This Mother's Day, give mom a break from cooking with these easy and delicious seafood recipes. Haddock Chowder from the Maine Fishermen's Forum 1 lb. fresh Haddock fillet 1-2” square of salt pork Finely chopped 14oz can of evaporated milk (or up to 2 cups of half and half or… SEE MORE

California’s Dungeness Crab Season Will End May 15th

4/29/2020 - By Matt Charnock. The current Dungeness crab season was delayed by weeks last year to protect migrating gray, humpback, and blue whales; it will now end prematurely in mid-May for the same reason, as well. Commercial fishing remains the most prevalent means of culling for cetaceans (dolphins, whales, and porpoises),… SEE MORE