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 retrieved ...

A Humpback whale swims off the coast of San Diego, California, in 2022, entangled with the lines of two commercial Dungeness crab traps. The line is deeply embedded in the flesh of the whale. (Photo ...

Years of shortened seasons have led many to leave the industry. But that's not stopping some younger generation fishermen.

The commercial Dungeness crab fishing season has been delayed for all of California. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that the presence of whales and leatherback sea turtles ...

(KRON) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has delayed the opening of commercial crabbing season statewide to protect whales and sea turtles, the agency announced Friday. CDFW Director ...

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said two Northern California crabbing zones must shut down Friday to protect humpback whales. Dungeness crabbers off Northern California must cease fishing by ...

Dungeness crabs are weighed at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay on the first day of the 2018 commercial season. State officials announced Friday that the final Northern California fishing zones ...

The final two fishing zones open for commercial Dungeness crab fishing on the Northern California's coast will close for the season after a humpback whale was entangled, the California Department of ...