California's commercial Dungeness crab season will end April 8 to protect whales
Fresh Dungeness crabs are displayed at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. The commercial Dungeness crab season in California will be curtailed to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines, officials announced Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The commercial Dungeness crab season in California will be curtailed to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines, officials announced Thursday.
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said commercial crabbing will end April 8 for waters between the Mendocino-Sonoma county line and the border with Mexico.
The recreational take of Dungeness crab using traps in those areas will also be prohibited. Recreational crabbers will be able to use other methods, including hoop nets and crab snares.
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