Saturday marks the opening of recreational Dungeness crab fishing for the 2023-2024 season. In order to avoid entanglements with the large number of whales feeding in nearshore areas along ...

Update: A decision was made Nov. 1 to restrict the use of traps in two zones and to delay the commercial season in those zones as well. Click here for the update. Under new rules, California’s fish ...

(CN) — Recreational and commercial crab fishing in California will be restricted as large groups of humpback whales continue to forage along the coastline, the California Department of Fish and ...

Will there be fresh Dungeness crab from California in time for Christmas? What about New Year’s Eve? Unfortunately for crab lovers, the commercial crabbing season won’t start until after the holidays, ...

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - Dungeness crab season is on hold again. There are a lot fewer fishing boats at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay these days. The boats that are there are not getting much ...

As the recreational Dungeness crab season begins off California on Nov. 6, the use of crab traps will be temporarily prohibited in Fishing Zones 3 and 4, from the Sonoma/Mendocino county line to Lopez ...

Q: Can two crab loop traps be used simultaneously on one fishing pole? Can a fishing hook be attached to a fishing line that has a crab snare on the end? A: As for your first question, yes it's legal ...

Update: A decision was made Nov. 1 to restrict the use of traps in two zones and to delay the commercial season in those zones as well. Click here for the update. Under new rules, California’s fish ...