State officials opened the central coast of California to recreational Dungeness crab season on Thursday and commercial season could open as soon as late next week.

The California commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed for the third time through at least Dec. 21, due to migrating humpback whales.

Entangled leatherback sea turtle adds to commercial Dungeness crabbing fleet’s woes and delays season The recent loss of a critically endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle found ensnared in ...

Will there be fresh Dungeness crab from California in time for Christmas? What about New Year’s Eve? Unfortunately for crab lovers, the commercial crabbing season won’t start until after the ...

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing rule changes to the commercial Dungeness crab fishery to address marine life entanglements, improve monitoring, and clarify current rules ...

Starting next Monday, commercial crab season starts for most of the Oregon coast. Fishermen are both excited and nervous to find out what this season will bring.

The commercial Dungeness crab season in California will be curtailed to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines, officials announced Thursday, March 28, 2024.

With commercial crabbing restrictions along portions of the California coast, some residents in the Bay Area spent Thanksgiving Day catching their own Dungeness crab to complete their holiday meal.

Less then a week before Dec. 25th and the local tradition of Christmas crab is again off the holiday menu this year as the Bay Area's commercial crab fishermen eagerly await the go-ahead for the ...

Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season has been delayed coastwide from Dec. 1 until at least Dec. 16 due to low meat yields and elevated domoic acid in crab viscera in two areas on the south ...

The commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed in Humboldt County for the third time this season as fisherman look for higher price of crab in deal with seafood company.