Fresh Dungeness crab will officially be ready for sale at Fisherman's Wharf on Sunday ... area that make buying and selling fish ‘off-the-boat’ more accessible for all.

Many fishermen planned to retrieve their crab pots at 12:01 a.m. They were allowed to set their traps on Thursday. "We've got a tank on our boat. We put our crabs in there. Once the tank is full ...

They'll wait until Sunday to start harvesting. John Barnett is the president of San Francisco Crab Boat Owners Association. He and his crew have already made two trips to put their gear out.

He said fishermen in some areas are reporting a drop of 20 to 25 per cent in their lobster catches. Jonah crabs are a valuable bycatch in lobster fishing area 34 and can be kept for use as bait or for ...

The Dungeness crab season kicked off on Sunday after various delays. People across the Bay Area made their way to Half Moon Bay to get fresh crab off commercial crab boats. "It's the main thing we ...

In the past, Dungeness crab was available by mid-November, but that hasn't been the case in recent years. Commercial crabbing wasn't permitted south of the Sonoma-Mendocino County line until now.

The delay is something we are kind of used to by now," said crab boat Captain Pat Lazarri. Lazzari says his crew on board the Edward Letter caught about 7 to 8,000 pounds of crab overnight ...