Crab-fishing gear intended to pose less danger to whales has been approved for the first time for the commercial Dungeness ...

Local fishing crews are taking to regional waterways this week to retrieve lost fishing gear and crab pots. The North Carolina Coastal Federation said abandoned gear can pose a great threat to the ...

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 ...

With New Jersey’s blue claw season underway, it’s important to know what bait to use before heading out to crab. When it comes to crabbing, there are several effective baits to choose from, each with ...

AFTER MONTHS OF DELAYS, LOCAL FISHERMEN ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO FISHING FOR DUNGENESS CRAB HERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST. SOT - HANS 047 - THEY'RE FINALLY LETTING US OPEN, WHICH IS IT'S GOOD AND BAD SOT: - ...

Cameron Selck flips over a crab that had landed upside down in a crate at Half Moon Bay’s Pillar Point Harbor. Keeping the crabs upright is important to keep them alive and fresh. Photo by Anna ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Invasive species can wreak havoc on an ecosystem. But in Italy, NBC New York reported that fishermen, ...

COMMERCIAL DUNGENESS CRAB SEASON WILL CLOSE EARLY THIS SEASON. ALL CRAB FISHERIES IN CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF SONOMA WILL SHUT DOWN ON APRIL 8TH. CRAB SEASON AN INCREASE OF HUMPBACK WHALES IN CRABBING ...

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 ...