Slow start to crab season means local Dungeness hard to find
Planning to kick off 2023 with a feast of freshly caught crab?
Good luck finding some.
Wet weather and rough conditions kept many crabbers from hitting the water Saturday, the eagerly anticipated opening of the Bay Area’s commercial crab season after a month and a half of delays. That means local Dungeness will likely be hard to come by at grocery stores, seafood markets and restaurants this New Year’s weekend. And the crab that is available will be pricey.
At Monterey Fish Market in Berkeley, locally caught crab isn’t expected to arrive until next week.
“We weren’t able to get the local because of the weather,” said fishmonger Alex Cornejo. “It’s pretty crazy out there right now.”
The same is true for Sincere Seafood, a wholesaler in Oakland. Piedmont Grocery Store in Oakland, Zanotto’s Family Market in San Jose and Draeger’s Market in Los Altos also anticipate having to wait for deliveries.
