California Dungeness Crab Season 2024 Cast. The dungeness crab season in california starts early november and runs through july. The next assessment to determine the risk of whale entanglement scheduled for around dec.
The continued delay off the central and southern coasts is based on a combination of excessive humpback whale entanglements in. 50% reduction in allowable crab traps due to high numbers of entangled whales and sea turtles