The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday that the season would close effective April 30 from the ...

April 18, 2026 - California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Director Meghan Hertel has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced changes to ...

To protect humpback whales, the Bay Area’s commercial crab-fishing season will come to a close April 30, state officials ...

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 ...

Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab, a centerpiece of Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations in Northern California, will be delayed until at least around the New Year, state officials said Friday.

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument sat off-limits to commercial fishermen for years. That changed ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 30—Washington's coastal commercial Dungeness crab season will open Dec. 31 from Klipsan Beach on the Long Beach Peninsula ...

San Francisco — San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, known to many as a tourist attraction, harbors a small fleet of fishing boats that might otherwise be catching crabs this time of year. However, ...

The commercial Dungeness crab season off the Bay Area is about to hit a hard pause. The California Department of Fish and ...

Watch as Conner opens the trap and finds the Hermit Crab surrounded by lobsters and a different crab. He reaches in to grab ...