State officials are considering delaying the start of California’s commercial Dungeness crab season, which was scheduled to open Nov. 15 on the coast south of the Mendocino-Sonoma County line.
The season could now begin on Nov. 23.
Officials made the announcement Friday in response to a settlement with an environmental group over whale entanglements in commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear. It will make the final decision on Nov. 4.
