Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season can start Jan. 5 — with limitations

The Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season can begin Jan. 5, state officials announced Friday, now that many of the ...

California commercial Dungeness crab season set to open on January 5

California's commercial Dungeness crab season is set to open on January 5 with limits on the number of commercial traps ...
The Missoula Current News

Groups urge Oregon to reduce whale deaths from crab fishing gear

The number of entanglements in Oregon commercial Dungeness crab gear this year is likely higher than just the four confirmed ...
Yahoo

New gear could keep California crab fishermen on the water longer, and whales safe

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California crabbers are experimenting with a new fishing method that allows them to stay on ...
KTVU

Commercial crab fishing delayed for fifth year in a row

SAN FRANCISCO - Commercial fishermen are most likely going to be crabby after the latest announcement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The opening of the Dungeness crab commercial ...
KLCC

Craving crab? Oregon's first Dungeness crabs of the season are in and they are large

The first harvest of fresh Dungeness crab is in and folks are lining up to purchase the long-awaited crustaceans. Fisherman’s ...
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What Brings This Invasive Crab Species to Oregon?

Scientists are unsure how a Chinese mitten crab made its way to one of Oregon's largest rivers, but population control is ...
Yahoo

Bering Sea snow crab fishing to resume, but at an ultra-low level to encourage repopulation

Bering Sea snow crab, with two specimens seen in this undated photo, support an iconic Alaska seafood harvest, but a crash in population triggered two consecuctive years of closure, starting in 2022.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

A handful of crab boats experimented with a new gear. Can it keep whales from being entangled?

A trial of innovative crab fishing gear designed to reduce whale entanglements is being hailed as a resounding success that should advance widespread use of the new technology off the California coast ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Dungeness crab fishing season will likely end early, but not soon enough for local nonprofit

This week, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife completed its assessment of the Monterey Bay, finding that there are not enough humpback whales in the area to warrant the stoppage of the ...
ABC7 San Francisco

CA's commercial Dungeness crab season to officially begin Jan. 5, officials say

SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday it will open the commercial Dungeness crab fishery from the Sonoma/Mendocino County line to the U.S./Mexico border ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Dungeness crab fishing season to end early for most of California

COMMERCIAL DUNGENESS CRAB SEASON WILL CLOSE EARLY THIS SEASON. ALL CRAB FISHERIES IN CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF SONOMA WILL SHUT DOWN ON APRIL 8TH. CRAB SEASON AN INCREASE OF HUMPBACK WHALES IN CRABBING ...