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California Closes Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Marine Life

6/16/2025

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California's CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham declared a commercial Dungeness crab fishery closure in Zones 1 and 2 starting June 20, 2025, to protect marine life from entanglement. Meanwhile, experimental fishing in Zones 3-5 has yielded nearly 140,000 pounds, with gear retrieval set to commence on June 27, 2025.

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California's CDFW Director Charlton H. Bonham declared a commercial Dungeness crab fishery closure in Zones 1 and 2 starting June 20, 2025, to protect marine life from entanglement. Meanwhile, experimental fishing in Zones 3-5 has yielded nearly 140,000 pounds, with gear retrieval set to commence on June 27, 2025.