Humpback whales and domoic acid contamination are putting the brakes on California's commercial Dungeness crab fishery this fall. Holiday crabs and crab cakes won't be easy to find.
The Dungeness crab is the sweet-meated foundation of San Francisco’s culinary scene, driving a multi-million-dollar industry ...
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has delayed the opening of commercial crabbing season statewide to protect whales and sea turtles, the agency announced Friday. CDFW Director Charlton ...
(CN) — The recreational Dungeness crab season is returning next month to California, with restrictions.
Many people look forward to the Dungeness crab season in the fall. This year, the season is delayed to protect migrating sea ...
Crew members Bradlee Titus, left, and Axel Bjorklund throw out line while setting crab pots off the Sonoma County coast. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) It was a calm January morning, the ...
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 starting on Jan. 5. A ...
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 ...