FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, crab fisherman Jim Anderson poses by his crab pots in Half Moon Bay, Calif. California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, that he signed legislation meant to bring down the record numbers of whales getting caught in fishing gear meant for Dungeness crabs, causing unknown numbers of the entangled mammals to drown or starve. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
The crab fishermen filled the boats and hit the water yesterday for the beginning of crab season …but does that mean your family will be breaking crust in time for Thanksgiving?
The CDFW has closed the coast between Point Reyes in Marin County and the Sonoma/Mendocino county line for the fishery. Anello said that most boats from Bodega bay went south for the beginning of the season rather than wait for their coast to open up.
Last year, the Dungeness crab season was delayed for months by elevated levels of domoic acid.