Lobster season in California for 2024-2025 will run from November 6, 2024, to March 31, 2025. Throughout this time, it’s authorized to catch and possess lobsters in California waters.
Lobster season is a vital time for California’s industrial and leisure fishing industries. The California Division of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) estimates that the industrial lobster fishery generates over $50 million in income yearly, and the leisure lobster fishery generates over $100 million in income yearly. Lobster season additionally supplies jobs for hundreds of Californians.