Dungeness crab

In today's newscast, the Central Coast Dungeness crab season is coming to an early end this year. Plus, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors could take a position on two statewide battery energy storage bills, and more overnight closures are coming this week at Rocky Creek in Big Sur.

In today's newscast, the opening of the Dungeness crab season was delayed due to migrating whales. And Covered California is already seeing record enrollment—and it remains open until the end of the month.

Nearly a decade ago, a massive blob of warm water formed off the U.S. West Coast, disrupting the ocean ecosystem. Among “the blob’s” many impacts, the region’s highly profitable crab fishery was forever changed. Scientists say extreme marine heatwaves will become more common due to climate change, leaving many in fishing communities, like those in the Monterey Bay region, struggling to adapt to the new uncertainty.

The commercial Dungeness crab fishing season is now open on the Central Coast. The season was delayed a month over concerns about possible marine…

The commercial crab fishing season is being cut nearly in half this year. It ends statewide one week from today. The goal is to prevent whale and sea…