Links to CDFW and Archipelago for more information on the Electronic Monitoring required for Commercial Dungeness Crab for the 2025-2026 season.

PCFFA leaders joined visited Coleman National Fish Hatchery to thank the team behind one of the strongest salmon egg collections in decades, nearly 30 million. The visit marked a shared success between hatchery staff, agencies, and the fishing community, and a welcome sign of hope for the years ahead.

The Bridge Group brings fishermen, farmers, and scientists together to rebuild salmon runs in the Sacramento River Basin through habitat work, smarter hatchery releases, and innovative recovery projects.

The latest risk assessment points to a delayed crab season, with no commercial opening expected before January 2026. PCFFA continues tracking conditions.

The Dungeness Crab Task Force met this week with representatives from the fleet. A report from the meeting is anticpated in early December.

The Dungeness Crab Gear Working Group had their annual meeting on 10/01 to plan for the upcoming crab season

PCFFA urged Governor Newsom to sign AB 1514, extending the commercial fishing exemption through 2031 and protecting the fleet’s independence.

PCFFA warned that AB1056 carried no scientific basis and would harm California’s seafood supply chain, jobs, and working ports.

PCFFA warned that AB1056 carried no scientific basis and would harm California’s seafood supply chain, jobs, and working ports.

PCFFA called for a five-year extension of the AB 5 exemption to protect California’s independent fishing fleet and preserve crew-share agreements.

PCFFA warned that AB1056 carried no scientific basis and would harm California’s seafood supply chain, jobs, and working ports.

CFFA opposed AB1056 for bypassing California’s science-based fisheries management and replacing transparent review with political interference.

PCFFA called for a five-year extension of the AB 5 exemption to protect California’s independent fishing fleet and preserve crew-share agreements.