A new crab trap regulation will take effect next Thursday to protect whales off the coast of Northern California.

Commercial fishing for Dungeness crab ends next week in the Bay Area, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

All open Fishing Zones remain under a Fleet Advisory for both the commercial and recreational Dungeness crab fisheries.

State regulators have frequently been forced to delay the California commercial Dungeness crab fishery – or close it early – ...

Crab fishing this year began in early January, earlier than 2024’s January 18 start. Even then, there were 50 percent fewer ...