Though the fishery opened with relatively strong $4.75 per pound pricing for wholesale crab, the season’s late start and ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Commercial Dungeness crab fishing season is set to close off the San Francisco Bay Area coast on May 1, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Monday.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) approved Sub Sea Sonics Gear’s pop-up solutions as an “alternative gear” in December 2025. With that designation, commercial fishers can continue ...

"State health agencies determined that Dungeness crab no longer poses a significant human health risk due to domoic acid." ...

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Feb. 20 at the Lane County Armed Forces Readiness Center, 3106 Pierce ...

Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab, a centerpiece of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations in Northern California, will be delayed until at least around the New Year, state officials said Friday.

Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab ends next week in the Bay Area, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said. The reason is to minimize the risk of humpback whales getting entangled in ...

(BCN) — In an effort to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in fishing gear, state officials on Thursday announced that commercial Dungeness crab fishing would be closed later this month ...

Dungeness crab fishermen Bradlee Titus, left, and Axel Bjorklund pull a crab pot out of the ocean off the Sonoma coast in January 2025. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) For many Californians, ...

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is implementing temporary rule changes for Dungeness crab fishers in the 2025-26 ...