Anemic hauls of Dungeness crab early in the season are the latest setback for California's commercial crab industry, which ...

To the editor: Entanglement in crab fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to whales — highly intelligent, complex, majestic animals. (“New fishing gear means California can have its crab ...

Fishery regulators in the U.S. state of Washington are considering changing the rules for its commercial Dungeness crab ...

Dungeness crab, Pacific herring, and red abalone are among the marine species most vulnerable to the changing climate's effect on California's coastal waters, finds a new study led by UC Santa ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Dungeness crabs are back on the dock in Astoria, and fishermen are back in business following a near two-month delay. The traditional December opening was postponed because meat ...

The long-awaited start of the Bay Area’s commercial Dungeness crab season arrived earlier this month, just in time for the beloved series of crab feed fundraisers that support local organizations.

It was a calm January morning, the waters off Bodega Bay unusually smooth, but crab fisherman Dick Ogg couldn’t shake a grim ...

Dungeness crabs are pulled out of a crab pot near Bodega Bay, Calif., on Jan. 30. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) ...

The Dungeness crab fishery is under increasing regulation as California tries to prevent whales from getting entangled in fishing gear. Facing a truncated season and sharp limits on how many pots ...