California Department of Fish and WildlifeHappy Autumn! For many of us, that means apple picking and pumpkin spice. For both recreational and commercial fishermen along California’s southern coast, it signifies the start of spiny lobster fishing season. The 2022-2023 recreational spiny lobster season will open Saturday, Oct. 1, at 6 a.m., followed by the commercial season, which opens on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Both will continue through Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
Learn more about these gnarly creatures and their ecological and economic importance here:
https://cdfwmarine.wordpress.com/2022/09/21/tis-the-season-for-saltwater-bugs-california-spiny-lobster-season-opens-soon/
Photo courtesy of CDFW Environmental Program Manager John Ugoretz.
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