To protect humpback whales, the Bay Area’s commercial crab-fishing season will come to a close April 30, state officials announced Friday. The order that came down from the California Department of ... The Press Democrat: Northern California’s commercial Dungeness crab season to temporarily close amid fears of whale entanglement Northern California’s commercial Dungeness crab season to temporarily close amid fears of whale entanglement East Bay Times: Dungeness crab: Bay Area’s season will close April 30 — then reopen for whale-safe fishing Dungeness crab: Bay Area’s season will close April 30 — then reopen for whale-safe fishing The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday that the season would close effective April 30 from the Oregon border down to Pigeon Point, due to the presence of endangered humpback ...

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The commercial Dungeness crab season off the Bay Area is about to hit a hard pause. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has ordered Fishing Zone 3 to close to standard commercial crab gear ... San Mateo Daily Journal: California introduces new crabbing technology to protect whales For the first year, commercial fishers are permitted to use a new crabbing technology designed to stop the whale entanglements that have cut the seasons short in years prior.