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 wonder ...

The Pacific Fishery Management Council, a multistate, quasi-federal body, is expected to decide in April after a series of ...

It's tragic when whales get tangled in crab fishing gear. But we should worry for the crabs being caught, cooked and eaten.

Humpback whale populations have increased, but a change in migration patterns has them staying in Monterey Bay during the ...

Dungeness crab fishers using convention equipment face peril. Thankfully, 'pop-up' equipment can save the whales and their jobs.

The Dungeness crab fleet has been cut in half since 1980, and with other fisheries facing their own challenges, the overall California commercial fishing fleet shrank by 80% in the same period.

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the coastal species that appear most vulnerable to climate risks.

The Dungeness crab season had opened just a few ... to and from tropical breeding grounds get entangled in commercial crab fishing gear, encounters that often end in mutilation or death.

Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery is under increasing pressure to address whale entanglements after a ...

Crew members Bradlee Titus, left, and Axel Bjorklund throw out line while setting crab pots off the Sonoma County coast. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) ...

Since first bringing its products to market three years ago, Vallation Outerwear in Poulsbo, Washington, has steadily grown ...