The ODFW Commission voted 6-1 on Feb. 20 to deny the petition that requested crab fishery rules be modified to reduce the ...

As part of its ongoing plan to prevent the entanglements, last year, the state of Oregon mandated that commercial crabbing operations reduce the number of pots they deploy and stick to shallower ...

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) rejected a petition filed by conservation NGOs seeking new rules to reduce the ...

This Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2025-2026 season in our area. Commercial Dungeness crabbing, scheduled to open Nov. 15, is likely to be delayed. In order ...

Oregon’s Dungeness crab fishing community came out in force Friday against proposed rule changes aimed at protecting humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear. The rules, proposed in a ...

The sight of a humpback whale powerfully breaching from the ocean’s blue hue and the festive display of locally caught crab at the dinner table. These are two things that Californians treasure, and ...

A Humpback whale swims off the coast of San Diego, California, in 2022, entangled with the lines of two commercial Dungeness crab traps. The line is deeply embedded in the flesh of the whale. (Photo ...

This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...

California will close final Dungeness crab fishing zones on June 20 at 6 p.m. Closures aim to prevent humpback whale entanglements in commercial fish gear. Crab traps in closed zones may be retrieved ...

EVERETT, Wash. — The Puget Sound is basically the crab fishing capital of the recreational world! It's where weekend warriors and seasoned anglers alike come to fill their buckets with Dungeness crabs ...

Dungeness crabs are weighed at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay on the first day of the 2018 commercial season. State officials announced Friday that the final Northern California fishing zones ...