The crabbers in powered boats have mostly been doing okay in the bay for Dungeness. I have heard of very few limits but even less skunks. Mostly boat are returning with four to sixteen Dungeness between Sand Point and Pelican Point. The usual spots, as usual, have had the most crab and the most pressure. The water around Marker 5 isn't solid buoys but it wouldn't take too many more to get there. The current has been running pretty hard in the afternoon and stealing gear. Don't let your rings linger in the channel too long. The Outer bay has been better on average but no guarantee of success. Don't be afraid to move around some. Ten Mile has definitely been more consistent but also has blank spots. 

    The official notice about no traps here (We are in Area 3) was released yesterday:

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program Update

November 19, 2021

CDFW Director Bonham has completed an assessment of marine life entanglement risk for the recreational and commercial Dungeness crab fisheries under the Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (RAMP). The commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open on Dec. 1 in Fishing Zones 1 and 2, north of the Sonoma/Mendocino county line to the Oregon state line. The recreational fishery for Dungeness crab is open statewide (all Fishing Zones) with a temporary crab trap restriction for Fishing Zones 3 and 4 (from the Sonoma/Mendocino county line to Lopez Point in Monterey County). The commercial fishery will also continue to be delayed in Fishing Zones 3 and 4 due to the presence of high numbers of humpback whales in the Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay.  In early December, CDFW will re-assess entanglement risk in Fishing Zones 3 and 4. CDFW staff and collaborators have scheduled additional surveys in the next two weeks that, weather permitting, are anticipated to provide the data necessary to reassess whale presence. It is anticipated that the next risk assessment will occur on or before December 15.