Unlike those for cod or snow crabs, Dungeness crab fishing permits are cheaper and easier to come by right now, based on surveys that show there's still plenty to be caught.

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 ...

Crab-fishing in kayak calls for judgment, tough fingers. By Paul McHugh, Chronicle Outdoors Writer Nov 16, 2006. The well-equipped kayak crabbing vessel, ready to launch at dawn on Sunday from a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

Commercial crab fishing season will start Monday, Jan. 11, in the Half Moon Bay area after local fishermen reached an agreement with seafood companies on crab prices late Friday.