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Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (RAMP) Fishing Zones - R7 - CDFW [ds3120]

Published by California Department of Fish and Wildlife | State of California | Metadata Last Checked: November 28, 2025 | Last Modified: 2025-11-07T19:05:56.889Z
CDFW conducts risk assessments and implements management actions for the commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries at the fishing zone level. Latitudinal boundaries for each fishing zone are as follows. All fishing zones extend to 200 nautical miles offshore. Zone 1: From the California/Oregon border (42° N. latitude) to Cape Mendocino (40°10' N. latitude); Zone 2: From Cape Mendocino to the Sonoma/Mendocino county line (38°46.125' N. latitude); Zone 3: From Sonoma/Mendocino county line to Pigeon Point (37°11' N. latitude); Zone 4: From Pigeon Point to Lopez Point (36°N. latitude); Zone 5: From Lopez Point to Point Conception (34°27 N. latitude). Attributes: Fishing Zone: Zone Number. Description: Latitudinal boundaries of each fishing zone.

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