With whales present, wildlife department stops crab fishing to reduce entanglement threat
Twenty crab fishermen have signed up to try out new gear that does not pose the same entanglement threat.
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Twenty crab fishermen have signed up to try out new gear that does not pose the same entanglement threat.
Every year during Dungeness crab season, fishermen set out at dawn to cast their traps into the ocean. These crab traps, composed of large cages that sink to the floor, are connected to buoys that re
A month after commercial Dungeness crab season opened in the Half Moon Bay area on Jan. 18, residents and tourists alike can purchase fresh crab off the back of local
Humpback whales and leatherback sea turtles are hanging off the coast of California, and state fish and wildlife officials have delayed the start of the crabbing season to protect marine animals.
In an announcement late Thursday, the Department of Fish and Wildlife stated the delay was "due to high numbers of humpback whales and a recent confirmed entanglement of a leatherback sea turtle in commercial Dungeness crab fishing gear lost in a previous season."