Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab ends next week in the Bay Area, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said. The reason is to minimize the risk of humpback whales getting entangled in ...

Crab-fishing gear intended to pose less danger to whales has been approved for the first time for the commercial Dungeness ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Commercial Dungeness crab fishing season is set to close off the San Francisco Bay Area coast on May 1, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced Monday.

Crab-fishing gear intended to pose less danger to whales has been approved for the first time for the commercial Dungeness ...

California officials will further restrict commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fishing next month south of the Sonoma-Mendocino county line to reduce entanglement risks for humpback whales ...

This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...

Commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fishing must cease off the Central Coast by March 27, but only for those using ...

The U.S. state of California is set to close its central coast to commercial Dungeness crab fishing with traditional gear to prevent whale entanglements, but harvesters will be allowed to continue ...

California crab fishermen must adopt "pop-up" gear to prevent whale entanglements, as mandated by the California Department ...