Following a delay in the season opener due to toxins and meat content, the 2025-25 Commercial Dungeness Crab Season gets underway at midnight tonight.  That’s when the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture and Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife will allow the Oregon Coastal Fleet to start pulling their pots.  A presoak has been underway for the last couple of days with the season opening, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.  Oregon has a crab fleet of 424 boats according to the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission.