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An update on the start of Dungeness crab season is coming next week
At the end of next week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will determine whether or not to open the commercial Dungeness crab season on Dec. 1 or postpone it for a second time until at least Dec. 22. In late October, an initial assessment by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife pushed back the first day of commercial Dungeness crab season from its traditional mid-November opening to Dec. 1, pending another assessment, due to an abundance of humpback whales off the coast of California. On Friday, the CDFW announced that director Charlton Bonham will conduct a second assessment on the risk of marine entanglement on or around Nov. 21. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:59
