In a significant enforcement action, a commercial fishing vessel operating out of Westport, Washington, has been apprehended ...

After years of a shortened crab fishing season aimed at preventing whale entanglements off the West Coast, California ...

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

California’s Dungeness crab season is starting to end in Monterey Bay. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said it will close commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries in ...

In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that commercial Dungeness crab fishing would be closed later ...

State regulators in Washington have approved a new line marking rule for traps used in the state’s Dungeness crab fishery in ...

Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group is using a simple light trapping technique to collect survey data and learn more about ...

California officials are limiting commercial Dungeness crab fishing along the coast — including off Sonoma County — to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear.

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.

“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.

Due to the dangers presented to humpback whales, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it will end commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fishing south of Pigeon Point ...

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