The local commercial Dungeness crab fishing season will be delayed for at least a few more weeks to protect endangered whales that were observed in fishing zones.
It’s the second time this year that the season opening has been held up to keep wildlife out of harm. The season was supposed to open on Nov. 15 but was first delayed on Oct. 28. Recent observations of 39 humpback whales off the coast of San Francisco and 22 humpbacks off the Monterey Coast triggered the current delay, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Monday…