NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Northern California Dungeness crab season will open at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, north of the Mendocino County line.
Prior to the season opening, commercial fishermen are allowed a 64-hour gear setting period when crab trap gear can be set no earlier than 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28.
Quality tests conducted in northern California in November indicate that California Dungeness crabs are ready for harvest.
For the results from the preseason quality tests, please visit www.psmfc.org/crab/ .
Oregon and Washington Dungeness crab seasons will also open on Dec. 1.
The central California Dungeness crab season – Sonoma County to Mexico border – opened on Nov. 15.
For more information on Dungeness crab, please visit www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/invertebrate/management_com.asp#crab .
Commercial Dungeness crab season opens Dec. 1 in Northern California
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