The commercial Dungeness crab season in California will begin on January 2, 2025, earlier than initially anticipated. The opening date brings relief to the fishing industry, which faced a two-month delay last year. The season will commence with a 50% trap reduction to protect whales from fishing gear entanglement.
Commercial crab fishers from the Mendocino County line to the Mexican border can drop their gear on Jan. 2, 2025, and start pulling up the first crab pots on Sunday, Jan. 5, the Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday afternoon.
“The delays have been difficult, but the commercial fishing fleet is looking forward to getting to work and delivering healthy, sustainable Dungeness crab to our communities,” said Lisa Damrosch, executive director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations. The state’s decision comes after a series of delays since November meant to protect whales from getting tangled in fishing lines abandoned in previous seasons, and it comes with a key restriction: Fleets will have to operate under a 50 percent trap reduction.
The director of the CDFW, Charlton H. Bonham, who makes decisions in consultation with representatives of the fishing industry, environmental organizations and scientists, explained the thinking:
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