The Dungeness crab fishery is under increasing regulation as California tries to prevent whales from getting entangled in fishing gear. Facing a truncated season and sharp limits on how many pots ...

Fishery regulators in the U.S. state of Washington are considering changing the rules for its commercial Dungeness crab ...

The Dungeness crab season had opened just a few weeks earlier — two months behind schedule — and was off to a slow start. "We’re working very hard to basically get nothing," said Ogg.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is proposing rule changes to the commercial Dungeness crab fishery to address marine life entanglements, improve monitoring and clarify current ...

after billions of the crab disappeared and the fishery was shut down in October 2022. This season’s first catch was delivered on Jan. 15. Opilio, or snow crab, is generally fished in the new ...

WDFW opened their state’s coastal season after detailed test fishing and data analysis. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries/ Austin Trigg After months of delays, the West Coast has officially begun the ...

According to NOAA’s website, the mission of the U.S. government agency is, “To understand and predict changes in climate, ...

Arts and features editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill talks the economics of crab season and the impact on Humboldt fishers in this week’s On The Table. Finally, we wrap up with Greenson covering ...