California officials are limiting commercial Dungeness crab fishing along the coast — including off Sonoma County — to ...

In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that ...

“Unfortunately, it has been six years we've been delayed or closed early for whales,” said Brand Little, a San Francisco Dungeness crab fisherman who is among those participating in the pilot ...

The state’s Fish and Wildlife Department says it will reevaluate the move later this month, depending on the risk fishing ...

California’s Dungeness crab industry was once a booming business. But crabbers are now struggling with their hauls because of strict rules aimed at protecting whales. And many fishermen are ...

Maryland men’s basketball’s ‘Crab Five’ will have a tough task to get past No. 1 Florida in the NCAA West Regional in San ...

SEATTLE — Researchers are waging a quiet battle in the Pacific Northwest to protect one of the region’s most iconic species — the Dungeness crab. Using light traps, scientists at the MaST ...

One minute to go until the start of Dungeness crab season. In the pitch black sea, Day’s radiant orange buoys bob with the promise of a payday. In total, he has set out 250 crab traps.

For the seventh year in a row, California officials are limiting commercial Dungeness crab fishing along the coast — including off Sonoma County — to protect humpback whales from becoming ...