Fishing for California Dungeness crabs can begin on Jan. 5. between the Sonoma-Mendocino county line to the boarder with ...

Preliminary data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports 34 whales were found entangled in fishing gear off the West Coast in 2024, the highest number reported since 2018.

State officials on Friday announced the commercial Dungeness crab fishery for most of the California coast will finally open ...

Managing the fishery to also protect whales and sea turtles has become a collaborative effort between commercial and ...

Last season, the northern fishing zones opened Jan. 5, while the central zones were delayed until Jan. 18. Despite the ...

The official start time is 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 5. The state has delayed the start of the commercial crab fishing season for the sixth year in a row. The reason is to protect endangered humpback whales ...

CDFW officials said while Dungeness crab has historically been available in time for the December holidays, the presence of whales in the fishing areas and entanglements in fishing gear have ...

CDFW officials said while Dungeness crab has historically been available in time for the December holidays, the presence of whales in the fishing areas and entanglements in fishing gear have ...

Crab season in the stretch of coast between Mendocino-Sonoma counties and the California-Oregon border will be further ...

CDFW officials said while Dungeness crab has historically been available in time for the December holidays, the presence of whales in the fishing areas and entanglements in fishing gear have ...

Most of California's Dungeness crab fishing will be able to return on Jan. 5. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Dec. 20 that it will open commercial Dungeness crab ...