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Buy fresh caught crab direct from boats starting today at Fishermans Wharf
The public can now buy fresh, live Dungeness Crab directly from crabbing boats starting today on Piers 45 and 47 on Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco.Read More
Whales, bad crab meat prompt Dungeness crab season delay
Commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed until at least mid-December, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. The original opening date of Dec. 1 is delayed to Dec....Read More
Delay in crab season erases local Dungeness from holiday menus
The start of commercial Dungeness crab season, originally set to start Friday, has been delayed until Dec. 15.Read More
Dungeness crab season comes with recreational health warning, commercial delay
The recreational Dungeness crab season starts Saturday in California, but it comes with a warning. The start of commercial crab season, meanwhile, will likely be delayed. The California Department...Read More
Dungeness crab season delayed yet again
In news worthy of making some Bay Area residents crabby, the Northern California commercial Dungeness crab season has been delayed again.Read More
California extends commercial rock crab season
California's commercial rock crab season was extended Wednesday to include the entire coastal area from Pillar Point Harbor in San Mateo County all the way to the Mexican border.Read More
Crabbers split price difference, end strike
A crab fishers' association on strike over the wholesale price per pound of Dungeness crab in Northern California reached a compromise Friday.Read More
Crabber strike grows, pinching supply
Members of a striking crab fishers' association in Northern California met Wednesday afternoon to discuss the ongoing work stoppage.Read More
Dungeness crab season opens next week
The commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open as scheduled next month because the levels of domoic acid in the crabs are low enough that eating them does not pose...Read More
‘Great’ crab is ready for eating after delayed season opening
During normal seasons, the state's crab fishery is worth an estimated $65 million and involves the participation of roughly 600 vessels.Read More
Fishermen urge slower, safer start to crab season
The Dungeness Crab Task Force wants to wait for statewide clearance of domoic acid risk.Read More
Crab ban lifted along Central California coast
A health advisory for Dungeness and rock crab has been lifted for the Santa Barbara County coast and most of the San Luis Obispo County.Read More
Toxic ocean algae could worsen with warming waters
Toxic algae blooms that have been blamed for the indefinite postponement of this year's Dungeness crab season could only get worse, a conservation group warned. Read More
Indefinite delay to commercial crab season
Locally-caught Dungeness crab is off the menu until further notice amid fears over neurotoxin levels. Read More
Crab season delayed over neurotoxin
The start of recreational crab season has been delayed just days before its scheduled start.Read More
Warning sounded over Dungeness crab toxin
State officials issued a health advisory Tuesday against eating Dungeness and rock crab caught along the California coast from Santa Barbara to the Oregon border due to dangerous levels of...Read More
Price cut leads to crabber strike
San Francisco crabbers are keeping their boats in port after catching wind that seafood buyers were planning a price cut.Read More
Crab season steams into port
The real "San Francisco treat" isn't some crappy rice pilaf. It's Dungeness crab. And it's coming to a dock near you.Read More