This was the third year of California-sponsored trials for the equipment used to catch Dungeness crabs while avoiding whale entanglements. Ropeless fishing gear is proving effective at avoiding whale ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Commercial fishermen are most likely going to be crabby after the latest announcement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The opening of the Dungeness crab commercial ...

Here’s another entry for “activities you probably didn’t realize were illegal in Rhode Island”: Fishing for blue crabs at night. Since the 1930s, recreational fishermen have been banned from catching ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Anglers drifting live bait are continuing to hook limits of striped bass and some halibut in San Francisco Bay as charter boat captains get ready for crab/deep water rockfish combos ...

We recently talked a lot about blue crabs but didn't talk about those who prefer to eat them instead of cut them up for bait.

A trap restriction is in place in the northernmost part of the state due to the risk of whale and sea turtle entanglements.

Editor's note: USA TODAY, with support from the Pulitzer Center, traveled to Alaska, Southern California, Florida and Maine to document climate change's effects on oceans and the people who fish in ...

Wildlife officials are sounding the alarm after an invasive and potentially damaging crab species was found in the U.S. for ...

A fishing company has been fined for illegal crab and lobster fishing offences. Rowse Fishing Limited, represented by owner ...

On Nov. 17, Oregon officials confirmed the state's second invasive Chinese mitten crab sighting in 2025. Wildlife experts are ...