While commercial crab fishing is on pause, sport crab fishing will be allowed to begin on November 4. In certain regions, crab pots will be banned, but hoop nets and crab snares will be permitted ...

Recreational fishing for Dungeness crab will open this weekend for anglers using hoop nets or crab snares only. (Contributed) ...

This year's commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed at least two weeks. That means there likely won't be any crab on Thanksgiving tables.

California’s Dungeness crab season is delayed for the sixth year in a row. California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials announced in a Friday, October 25 press release that the start of ...

High numbers of migrating humpback whales spotted off the California coast in recent weeks have prompted state regulators to further postpone the commercial Dungeness crab season.

The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the seventh year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines.

It was November, so the recreational Dungeness crab season had just gotten underway, and the beach was packed with fishermen. When she approached one of the old-timers, he explained that everyone was ...

Harvesting Dungeness using hoop nets or crab snares remains legal, as neither of the techniques includes overnight or multi-day soaks that can cause whale entanglements.

Those craving a taste of seasonal, locally caught Dungeness crab are finally closer to that reality after a number of delays this season. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced ...