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

James Sanders loads crab traps onto the boat Pale Horse at Pier 45 in San Francisco, Thursday, April 10, 2025. The boat's ...

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

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

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.

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

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

“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.