The decision came amid a surge in foreign visitors. Officials ban fishing practice that gained popularity through social ...

O. n a rainy, windswept afternoon in November, Kaitlyn Bui stands near the water’s edge on Ocean Beach, casting a reel into the sea. It’s a few weeks into the recreational crab fishing season here in ...

Join us for an exciting crab snare fishing adventure where we used 8 rods alongside 2 crab nets! Key gear includes: - 10lb anchor - 1/2 inch Amarine 200ft anchor rope - 3 rod holders - Great crabbing ...

California's Dungeness crab industry is under increasing regulation because of concerns over whales getting entangled in fishing gear. With a truncated season and sharp limits on gear, crabbers ...

To the editor: Entanglement in crab fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to whales — highly intelligent, complex, majestic animals. (“New fishing gear means California can have its crab ...

Junior Jimenez holds up Dungeness crabs after unloading it from a fishing boat during the first official day of commercial crab fishing season at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on ...

Changes are coming for South Carolina’s crabbing industry as new sustainability-focused regulations are set to take effect ...

The best bait for blue claw crab crabbing may depend on the specific location, the type of crab you are targeting, ...

The rest of the fleet in the area estimated by fishing officials to be more than 500, sat on the sidelines without a chance to catch and sell Dungeness Crab.

California will close final Dungeness crab fishing zones on June 20 at 6 p.m. Closures aim to prevent humpback whale entanglements in commercial fish gear. Crab traps in closed zones may be ...

Crab fishing this year began in early January, earlier than 2024’s January 18 start. Even then, there were 50 percent fewer traps deployed to attempt to protect whales in the area.