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- Dec 16, 202540% CONFIDENCELow confidencefrom the source
Oregon's Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Opens Two Weeks Late
- ODFW opened the ocean commercial Dungeness crab season on 16 December 2025 from Cape Falcon to the California border, with the presoak of baited pots allowed from 13 December[1]
- The season had been targeted to open on 1 December but was held back to open in step with Washington, whose Long Beach crab had not reached 23 percent meat fill; Oregon's own crab had passed meat and biotoxin tests[4]
- The commercial bay crab fishery opened the same day and closed at 11:59 p.m. on 31 December[1]
- The fleet fished under an advisory to move or avoid setting gear where whales are feeding or passing; four humpback entanglements were reported off the US coast in 2025[1][3]
- The north coast, Cape Falcon to Washington, opened on 31 December[2]
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- [1]40%myodfw.com/news/commercial-crab-season-begins-dec-16-cape-falcon-california-bordermyodfw.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Dec 16, 2025 ✓· 51% of score
ODFW, 5 December 2025: 'Oregon's commercial Dungeness crab season opens Dec. 16 from Cape Falcon to the California border'.
- [2]85%Oregon's north coast opens to commercial crab fishing Dec. 31 (ODFW)myodfw.com· Published Dec 19, 2025· 17% of score
The rest of the coast followed: Cape Falcon to the Washington border opened 31 December, with presoak from 28 December, after 13 December tests showed Long Beach crab well above the criterion.[1]
- [3]80%Oregon Dungeness crabbing season opens for central, southern coast after delayed startkatu.com· Published Dec 16, 2025· 17% of score
KATU on opening day: the season is underway after a roughly two-week delay, under a whale advisory; the state reported four humpback whale entanglements off the US coast in 2025.
- [4]90%Commercial crab season delayed (ODFW)myodfw.com· Published Nov 21, 2025· 15% of score
ODFW's delay notice: Oregon crab met meat and biotoxin requirements but the season was delayed coastwide until at least 16 December because Long Beach, WA crab had not reached 23 percent meat fill; most advisory-committee members backed the delay.[1]
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