CDFW is also lifting the temporary recreational crab trap restriction beginning Jan. 2, 2026, at 8:01 a.m., between the California/Oregon border and Cape Mendocino (40°10’ N. latitude) and between the ...

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

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

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Test results are in on a technology that could help keep a popular Bay Area seafood on the table. They're specially designed traps to fish for Dungeness crab, without ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife continued their stoppage of crab fishing with traps in the Monterey Bay for the protection of the whales. The reason for the delay is to protect the ...

From Sonoma County to Santa Barbara, the commercial crab season will open with a 40% reduction in traps Jan. 5, according to ...

The endangered whales are moving on. It's safe for San Francisco fishermen to catch Dungeness crab again. Commercial fishing ...

Oregon has extended rules restricting the state's lucrative Dungeness crab fishery in order to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in ropes attached to crab traps, the state's fish and ...

No Dungeness crabs on the table this Christmas - and that's becoming par for the course in the industry. The crabbing season ...

TO STILL GO OUT AND TURN A PROFIT DURING WHALE MIGRATION SEASON... WHILE KEEPING OUR MARINE LIFE SAFE... NORMAL CRAB TRAPS SIT ON THE SEA FLOOR WITH A LINE TRAVELING UP TO A BUOY AT THE SURFACE ...

Crab trap floats found on beaches can be identified by their markings. Float colors and numbering formats can sometimes indicate their origin. Beachcombers walking along the Texas coast often find ...

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