State officials announced Wednesday that California’s long-delayed Dungeness crab season will be allowed to open Jan. 5 in the state’s northernmost counties — Mendocino, Humboldt and Del ...

California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in fishing gear. With a truncated season and sharp limits on gear, crabbers ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and ...

After three delays to protect humpback whales in winter feeding grounds from being entangled in lines, Dungeness crab season in California will open on New Year’s Eve.

Commercial crabbing season in California opened this past weekend after a couple months delay. Diehard crab connoisseurs got their pick of the first catch on Sunday, right off of crabbing boats ...

Dungeness crab season kicked off Nov. 15, and there’s plenty of good news for those who crave this tasty crustacean.

New ropeless fishing gear is showing promise in reducing whale entanglements, potentially revolutionizing the crab industry ...

Commercial crab season opened in California on Saturday, but in Monterey, fishermen were keeping their vessels in port because of the storm.

Commercial crabbing in California has been delayed further to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines, wildlife officials said.

California’s long-delayed Dungeness crab season will be allowed to open Jan. 5 in the state’s northernmost counties of Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte, state officials have announced ...

The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines.

Crab lovers, it’s looking like a late — and short — Dungeness season. Officials at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials on Wednesday evening announced another ...