A recent crash in population prompted a multi-partnership study to analyze crab abundance patterns in the Pacific Northwest.

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.

Fore more information about the Oregon Dungeness Crab season, visit oregondungeness.org. This segment is sponsored by Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission. Plunge into ice water until cooled ...

The Dungeness crab season had opened just a few weeks earlier — two months behind schedule — and was off to a slow start. "We're working very hard to basically get nothing," said Ogg.

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 ...