Dungeness crab season has been delayed for the seventh year in a row.The season was supposed to start Nov. 15, but due to a high number of humpback whales in the Monterey Bay it has been postponed.

They have not started crab fishing on the traditional Nov. 15 opener since 2017. “This is very, very impactful,” Ogg said. “It impacts the buyers, it impacts the community and it impacts you.

Although another assessment will take place on or around Nov. 22, that date will make it impossible for crab to make an appearance on Thanksgiving dinner tables on Nov. 28. That assessment could ...

California’s Dungeness crab season was scheduled to begin Nov. 15, but has been delayed in some parts of the state. Courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife The California ...