Status:
OPEN
Everyday
Statewide gear rules (crab, shrimp, crawfish)
NOTE: All crab fishing gear must be removed from the water by one hour after sunset on the last day of any fishing period. Crab fishing gear may not remain in the water on closed days.
Rules
Dungeness and Red Rock Crab, all fishing methods.
Season
Crab Pots: Open 1 Dec. through 15 Sept.
Crab gear other than pots: Open all year.
Crab gear other than pots: Open all year.
Limits
Allocation and soft shell closures may affect season, please check this page or the shellfish rule change hotline.
Fishing instruments must not penetrate the shell.
Species | Min. size | Daily Limit | Season | Additional Rules |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dungeness crab | 6" | Six males | see above |
Must retain back shell while in the field. Must release all soft-shell, females and undersized crab. |
Red Rock crab | 5" | Six crab of either sex | see above |
Must retain back shell while in the field. |