The harvest of Dungeness crab in Washington and Oregon will be delayed until February due to males lacking recoverable meat in their shells.

(KOMO) — A large portion of Washington’s coast is closed to Dungeness crab fishing due to elevated marine toxin levels, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Wednesday ...

SEATTLE — The key Dungeness crab harvest areas from Klipsan Beach, Washington, to Cape Falcon, Oregon, will not open until Feb. 1 because surveys found legal-sized males still lacked enough ...

The prime Dungeness crab harvest grounds stretching from Klipsan Beach, Washington, to Cape Falcon, Oregon, will not open until Feb. 1 due to surveys that found legal-sized males still lacked ...

In Washington, commercial crabbing is worth roughly $84 million annually, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service. For the entire West Coast, the Dungeness crab fishery is worth upwards ...

Optimistic outlook Dungeness crab, named for a coastal village in Washington, has been harvested off the West Coast since San Francisco fishermen began catching the crustaceans in 1848.

A man was charged with multiple offenses after being found in possession of at least 27 Dungeness crabs, four of which were undersized, and one of which was in soft shell condition.

Crabbing season is on in Puget Sound, but officials warn the invasive green crab can be hard to spot – especially the orange ones.

"This crab is one of the most important resources we have on the Washington coast, to our coastal communities, and we want to make sure we follow laws strictly, so we have crab for our future, and ...

SEATTLE (AP) — A large portion of Washington’s coast is closed to Dungeness crab fishing due to elevated marine toxin levels, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Wednesday.

The Dungeness crab harvest is Washington state’s most valuable commercial fishery. The seasons have generated on average $47.92 million to crabbers in the past decade.

Although found in commercial quantities from central California to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, it is with Washington that Dungeness are most associated.