crab update 2024
April 2024
Current West Coast Crab Situation
CRAB SEASON CLOSED AS OF APRIL
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced the season closure of the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Fishing Zones 3-5 and a 30-fathom depth constraint in Fishing Zones 1-2, due to the presence of humpback whales. A crab trap prohibition in the recreational crab fishery for Fishing Zones 3, 4, and 5 has also been announced. The commercial season closure, commercial depth constraint and recreational crab trap prohibition will be effective on April 8, 2024, at 6:00 pm. The Fleet Advisory for the commercial fleet in Fishing Zones 1 and 2 and the recreational fleet in all Fishing Zones will remain in effect. Recreational take of Dungeness crab by other methods, including hoop nets and crab snares, is not affected by the trap prohibition and is allowed statewide until the season closes. !.
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